Let's get a Dumbledore who can act!!!!!

Rating: 7/10 (19 November 2005)

There are many redeeming and highly quality performances in the Goblet of Fire, however, I don't feel Albus Dumbledore is one of those performances. In Prisoner of Azkaban I felt that Dumbledore's performance was uninspired at best, in Goblet of Fire he was hyperactive, constantly seeming weak and deferring judgment on important matters to others.. I feel as though Richard Harris was far better because he played the role in a way that oozed confidence. I felt as though he was in control of every situation and would allow it to play out as it would with the confidence that good would prevail. In a word, he was wise. Wisdom that comes from experience. The actor who plays Dumbledore now does not convey the confidence or control that I feel Dumbledore (as portrayed in the books and in my mind) possesses. Richard Harris was a Dumbledore that was as constant and steady as the North Star, this Dumbledore seems more like a weak and fragile old man who doubts himself and his abilities.
Mad Eye Moody, however, was spot on. I thought Hamish (from Braveheart, don't remember his real name) was awesome and stole the show in almost every scene he was in. Overall, good movie, but could've been so much better.