Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 5.0
Potter Movies Keep Getting Darker, and Better
Thankfully, Harry Potter & Co. are getting a little more grown up, and facing more grown-up (and serious) situations. Bad news for Harry, but good news for us, since there's a lot more drama in menace.One of the most stark realizations is how adult the actors are starting to look. I guess anyone who's ever said, "They grow up so fast" can really relate. At the same time, the players are very at home in their characters; they're more relaxed, we can sit back and let the story unfold.And unfold it does. As is typical, Rowling has written a lot into the book, and it's a challenge to make a movie that isn't fourteen hours long trying to capture all the detail. The movie succeeds admirably at keeping a whole tapestry of threads moving along.I have a slight problem with character motivation, as I've had with several of the books/movies; I think Rowling has characters do things that move the plot but don't support the characters' personalities. (Like she cares what I think.) Still, nothing got in the way of my enjoying the movie.