Product: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: 3.0
Just too much book for a movie
If this were just a movie, and nothing else, I would have easily given it five stars. But...this is a screenplay based on a book. A very large and very intricate book. And this puts a reviewer in the awkward position of which curve to grade on.The movie did an excellent job of capturing all of the excitement and thrills that the book had. You come away not at all disappointed.But if you are looking for an adaptation, you'll come away a bit disappointed. So many events and so much back story just had to be left out that it leaves those in the know explaining things to the moviegoers. If you're an arrogant cuss like me, that's a fun place to be. But if you have someone constantly asking you "What's happening? Why did that happen?" it might get a little tiresome.Enjoy the movie for the movie and smile and all the fun scenes that you know are coming. And maybe, just maybe, the next movie will be two movies, a part one and part two, that way we can get more of the story mixed with the action.