As Harry Potter’s journey progresses into the fourth film, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” so does the story’s depth and maturity. Filled with dragons, deception, dark secrets and death, this film will astonish both children and adults.

At Hogwarts, Harry is now forced to compete in a life-threatening wizard tournament against champions from around the world. With the help of his loyal friends, Harry must face the challenges set before him while trying to figure out the meaning of his recurring nightmares.

In an effort to cram 734 pages into a 2 Ã.ý hour movie, director Mike Newell has created an entertaining, edge-of-your-seat success with only minor inconsistencies. His plot collapses in presenting a few weeks of events and trying to pawn them off as a full school year. The viewer is left feeling gypped, as if the movie was incomplete.

While this will hardly matter to avid viewers of the Harry Potter films, readers of the J.K. Rowling book series have already criticized the movie for excluding many events from the book. The background provided in the book conversely made missing scenes less of a loss for its readers and more confusing for everyone else.

Though this may cause some dissatisfaction for Harry Potter fans, it will not keep them from enjoying the movie on a larger scale. The abundance of effects, plot strength and talented cast of actors surely surpasses its slight imperfections and will keep even the most opposing viewers fascinated.