Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2005)

Absolutely brilliantly done movie. Despite the absence of a few plot lines from the book (which had to be removed for film length requirements), the movie flows well and very, very quickly through the storyline of the book. Though Newell won't be directing the 5th movie (the directors are starting to look like the Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers in their shifting frequency) because he didn't want to deal with wrapping the 4th while starting pre-production on the 5th, I certainly hope he'll find time in his schedule for the 6th.
I liked Cuaron's redirection with the 3rd movie, but I loved Newell's work with the 4th.
If you're a fan of the series, I doubt you'll be disappointed...all of these actors have grown into their roles and are much more comfortable with the characters now. The new additions for the fourth film were natural, possibly due to the fact that they didn't have much in the way of speaking parts...