Not what they seem:

[phoenix_kevin]

Definitely some good stuff here, Jen. I'd like to comment on Cedric 
for a moment, he reminds me a bit of what James Potter must have 
been like when he attended Hogwarts - a confident young man with his 
own circle of friends. Unfortunately like James, Cedric also had a 
brief life and was a victim of Voldemort. Cedric is obviously the 
tragic figure of the movie. For me when he died it really brought 
home the true evil and blackness of Voldemort.

I like your theme of things not being what they seem. It radiates 
throughout JK's work providing plenty of surprises - most of all an 
entire magical world hidden from human eyes. You could make the 
arguement that the Harry Potter films (last 2 particularily) really 
do make good thrillers. So are these films family fare or a 
Hitchcock type thriller mixed in with a story about growing up and 
dealing with teenage angst surrounded by an amazing magical world. 

One last comment and again I think this would follow along with your 
comments, the ending was not good in GOF. It almost seemed like 
being on the Hogwarts Express and having it come to a grinding halt, 
here perhaps is where some material from the book might have been 
welcome to give the film a more complete wrap up.