Arts

Film: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Hurray, none of that time-wasting "let's all go to school" stuff that took up way too much of the first three films. It's still two and a half hours long though.

At one point there was speculation the book would be made as two films, and it's tempting to suggest that the two halves would have been meatier than the single instalment which was eventually made. That said, there's sufficient plot to keep the film going although a consequence of cramming everything in means at times it feels a little emotionally thin.

It's an entertaining film. Less formulaic than the first three and authentic to the source material.