Least favourite in the series

Rating: 4/10 (16 January 2020)

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was directed by Mike Newell and is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter franchise. It follows Harry and depicts his struggle with the Triwizard Tournament and the adolescent challenges of his everyday life.
The rating on this movie is lower than it should be, as this is by no means a bad movie. However ever since I was a child, growing up with these movies, this has always been (and still is) my least favourite entry. I simply dislike everything about this movie, except for the ending. The way the characters behave, as they face troubles in their youths, the decisions they make, the plot and especially the humour. The films predecessor (Prisoner of Azkaban) is my favourite of the entire franchise with its dark and adult themes. This movie dealing with the characters adolescences feels like a huge step back in terms of character development and storytelling. This story should have been told before PoA and it continues to annoy me every time I rewatch it.
Even though I don't like the movie overall I got to admit that the finale is great. It's the midpoint of the series and therefore finally displays the first showdown, which has been build up to for four movies.