Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy, Witches, Wizards & Magic, School / Campus
Tagline: "Difficult times lie ahead, Harry."
Plot: Difficult times lie ahead for Harry Potter.Beset by nightmares that leave his scar hurting more than usual, Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE) is all too happy to escape his disturbing dreams by attending the Quidditch World Cup with his friends Ron (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione (EMMA WATSON) But something sinister ignites the skies at the Quidditch campsite – the Dark Mark, the sign of the evil Lord Voldemort. It’s conjured by his followers, the Death Eaters, who haven’t dared to appear in public since Voldemort (RALPH FIENNES) was last seen thirteen years ago – the night he murdered Harry’s parents. Harry longs to get back inside the safe walls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Professor Dumbledore (MICHAEL GAMBON) can protect him. But things are going to be a little different this year Dumbledore announces that Hogwarts will host the Triwizard Tournament, one of the most exciting and dangerous of the wizarding community’s magical competitions. One champion will be selected from each of the three largest and most prestigious wizarding schools to compete in a series of life-threatening tasks in pursuit of winning the coveted Triwizard Cup The Hogwarts students watch in awe as the elegant girls of the Beauxbatons Academy and the dark and brooding boys of Durmstrang
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 HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE fills in a bit more of the back story that drives the action. It has the thankless task of being a bridge to set things up for the next installment, which, it can only be hoped, is filmed before Radcliffe and company, who are already stretching credulity a bit trying to pass for 14, have gotten too much older. It succeeds, though, in keeping the magic going and, most importantly, whetting the audience’s appetite for more.  --Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
The greatest compliment that I can bestow on the movie is that, at the end, I was surprised. The 147 minutes just slipped away, magically.  --The Filmiliar Cineaste
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is imperfect, but magical nonetheless.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
The film is more violent, less cute than the others, but the action is not the mindless destruction of a video game; it has purpose, shape and style, as in the Triwizard Tournament, which begins the film.  --Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
One thing you'll hear of this film is how dark it is, but also needs to be creditied for its humor. Of the four film, it is definitely the funniest... 9/10--'Cinema Guru Boy' (JackassCritics.com)
But overall Goblet of Fire has succeeded in doing one big thing that the first three movies completely failed at: For the first time, I'm actually looking forward to the next in the series. --Christopher Null (FilmCritic.com)
This movie is very good. It has amazing special effects, decent acting with the exception of Watson - who overacts constantly, and last but not least a very mature story that was adopted perfectly from the best selling book. In short; I will see it againand once it makes the DVD run I will be one of the first to buy it because it is that damn good.  --JC (Moviesforguys.com)
With the sinister tone, superb action, and tighter plotting, The Goblet Of Fire is currently the best film in the series to date. --Carl Lazarevic (MovieWeb)
The Goblet of Fire is a more mature story and its young stars prove they have the acting skills to grow with their characters.  --Julian Roman (MovieWeb)
As an event movie, Prisoner of Azkaban probably has a slight upper hand, but Goblet of Fire is so much more than crash and bang. The Potter films have always been a cut above as far as family filmmaking goes, but this is the first to really get under theskin of these characters. Strip away the CG dragons and sweeping vistas and you'll find Goblet of Fire has just as much impact. --Joe Utichi (FilmFocus.co.uk)
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” looks and feels staged. The world of Harry Potter normally embraces moviegoers, but this time around there’s a frustratingly impenetrable wall between the world of wizards and us ordinary muggles...is still a decent film and one that's sure to please most Potter fans. I just wish there was more emphasis on the humans in the film and less on the computer generated effects. B---Rebecca Murray (About.com)
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| Directed by |
Mike Newell
Donnie Brasco, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pushing Tin |
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| Written by |
Steven Kloves
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
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| Cast |
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 | Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
 | Emma Watson
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
 | Rupert Grint
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
 | Jason Isaacs
Armageddon, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Black Hawk Down |
 | Tom Felton
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Anna and the King |
 | Eric Sykes
The Others, Theatre of Blood, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines | |
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| Still, the Potter series remains fresh and full of wonder. Newell has proved he can craft a great action sequence while balancing the humor of that comes with awkward adolescence and the sadness of the story’s final act. These movies will still never be as good as the movie in your head when you read the books, but they’re always a welcome addition in today’s mundane movie climate. It will be interesting to see how the next film turns out and how much of the story will translate. --Collin Souter (eFilmCritic.com)
It's a scary, exciting good time, never gruesome or gratuitous, always with one mad eye focused on entertaining an eager audience. The film bursts with ceaseless magic and fantastical images -- a feast for the eyes as well as the mind -- and reminds us at every turn of two things: that this is supposed to be fun, and that adding layers of depth to it increases our enjoyment of it. The series is on a roll. A---Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
Enjoyable sequel that should please fans of both the books and the films – it looks as gorgeous as the last one did and this time they’ve even tightened up the plot a bit. --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
Adapting this book was truly a thankless task, and while they were smart to keep it to one movie (for a brief period, they pondered making two movies out of this book), they had to know that this movie, of all the “Potter” movies to date (and books, for that matter), was the toughest to adapt. They went for it, and they got a lot of it right. But while there is a lot to admire about the movie, they left far too much room for debate on what could have been. --David Medsker (Bullz-eye.com)
So as part of a series the film is successful, but far less satisfactory – and probably downright confusing – to anyone new to the series or who hasn’t read the books, particularly the ending which is oddly flat. But the lessons of this film aren’t bad ones (loyalty, courage, sacrifice) and it’s enjoyably confident and fun, though not quite up to Azkhaban’s high standards. 8/10--Michelle Thomas (FutureMovies.co.uk)
As a bridge to events to come, The Goblet of Fire may yet prove to be a worthy instalment, but as a stand alone film it's unfortunately a backwards step. 6/10--Paul Greenwood (FutureMovies.co.uk)
This is a great franchise, coming from fantastic source material, and the good news is that it only gets better from here. Something I expected to happen in the sixth or seventh book gets jumpstarted in this one, and the stage is certainly set for bigger, better things. --Chris Gonzalez
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