Movie - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
PG-13

2 1/2 Stars

Let’s start out with “I am not a big Harry Potter fan.”
Okay, now that is out of the way, let’s get on to my review.

I was disappointed. That’s right, I was disappointed. I know everyone raves about how great the movie is, and maybe that brought my expectations up, but I was disappointed.
I heard about Harry’s girlfriend, there is a death in the movie, scariest movie so far, teen romance, bla-bla-bla… So, through the whole movie I am trying to figure out which one will be his girlfriend. THERE IS NO GIRLFRIEND!! Now, I wasn’t looking for hot and heavy, after all they are still children. But, I thought Harry would carry her wand, or send her a dancing flower or something… Nothing of the sort… BUT, there was some flirting going on throughout the movie. That is more appropriate for the age, but all the ta-do over Harry’s girlfriend, I just thought there would be more.
Then there is the scary thing. “Each one is more scary than the one before” or more violent. And someone dies in this movie…. Oy!
It’s Harry Potter… Who is always being chased by the evil “guy”… It’s rated PG-13. Of course there will be violence and such. *sigh*
As for the movie it’s self, it wasn’t bad. It just wasn’t as good as I was expecting. The ending, for me, was kind of like “What? Is that it?”
So, I only give this 2 ½ stars.
Maybe if I watch it in a few months or a year, when my expectations are not quite so high and all the fanfare has died down I will appreciate the movie more.