Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Movie)
2005 · Mike Newell · 157 min · Fantasy / Adventure / Drama
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the movie that grew the franchise up, introducing real stakes, real danger, and the first PG-13 rating in the series. The Triwizard Tournament provides a thrilling structure, and the graveyard sequence where Voldemort finally appears in the flesh is one of the most powerful scenes in any Potter film. But the cost of adapting the longest book in the series into a single movie is felt everywhere, from compressed subplots to a middle act that lurches between moody adolescent drama and tournament spectacle without always finding the right balance. It's a film of extraordinary peaks surrounded by noticeable compromises.