Review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) by Fikash — 21 Nov 2016
As a fan of the series, I have to say that this movie was a huge disappointment. It is a huge bore. Eddie Redmayne as the lead was charmless and dull, and had seemingly no actual motivation throughout the whole film.
His sidekick no-maj was just as uninteresting and seemed to be pulled along for the adventure for no apparent reason. The female leads were vastly more charming and I would have preferred if the movies centered on them.
The film meanders for a good hour before getting to the actual plot, which is thin and offers no stakes for the characters we're meant to care about. The big "reveal" at the end was so obnoxious that it took everything I had to keep me from walking out of the theater.
Just a very poorly-written film from start to finish. I'd wait for a rental on this one.
This review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) was written by Fikash on 21 Nov 2016.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has generally received positive reviews.
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