Disappointing acting and poor editing

Rating: 1/10 (12 July 2007)

Compared with Mike Newell's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, David Yates's Harry Potter is such a disaster. Its failure, in my opinion, is due to poor acting and disappointing editing. Daniel Radcliffe's acting is getting worse and worse; his poker facial expression and unnatural body language disengage the audience largely. Editing slows down the flow of the whole film while the acting of the cast is not strong enough to boost it up. I found the appearance of the Chinese woman 'Cho Chang' particularly vexing and unnecessary as well. Harry could have fall in love with other characters such as Ginny Weasley or Luna Lovegood. This Harry Potter simply cannot be more engaging even with Imelda Staunton's Dolores Umbridge and Helena Bonham Carter's Bellatrix Lestrange.