Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 1.0
For Harry Potter fans only.
Okay, maybe the kids will like this and it is after all based on the children's series. Some beautiful sets and special effects, IMO overall good acting, except in the beginning, when I almost gagged on the phony emotional histrionics (I wonder what was going on at the set). What I am giving this bomb a 1 star rating for is the cliche ridden script, does Harry Potter become an ostracized object of scorn and then vindicated into a hero in every story? The direction as another reviewer stated felt rushed and, I suspect, undecipherable unless you have read the novels. Stay away if you are looking for a good film. The first one, while not a classic, was a novelty and entertaining, and the second and third weren't bad, although the repetition starts in the second movie. After it was over, I wondered if I would have watched it knowing how dull it was going to be (except for a few minutes-even the dragon segments were "okay, I know where this is going") and I voted no, I would not have watched it.