Review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) by Nihilistic — 23 Nov 2016

I had mixed feelings about this movie, I did like the characters, parts of the story, and the special effects. Over all however, I found the movie to be dull and boring. It lost most of the dark elements that I liked in Harry Potter, but we shouldn't be comparing this with the main series, since the movie feels like a standalone.

It was shallow, digging only slightly in topics and themes. This ensured that the movie was entertaining to watch.. or was it? I personally found myself blanking out at moments during the movie and tried to look for a deeper meaning within the movie.

I couldn't much apart from clichés and an overall average movie. The abuse was used to make the movie seem more mature, yet I was thinking about why I was watching a movie aimed at children.