Review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) by Rebecca31 — 20 Nov 2016
Are you a fan of Harry Potter? Do you miss Harry Potter? Has nothing filled the void since Harry Potter finished? Well then why not go see a movie that's not Harry Potter but is about wizards. Not starring any of your favourite characters but does star an awkward Eddie Redmayne stumbling around 1920s New York with a suitcase full of magical creatures.
Joined by a no-maj (yeah they don't even use the term muggle) but you will hear the words Hogwarts and Dumbledore so there’s always that. The effects for the fantastic beasts really are quite magical and I can't fault the acting from anyone but I will fault the direction.
Yes David Yates I'm talking to you. How you've managed to direct the last 4 Harry Potter movies and now the next 4 Fantastic Beasts movies I'll never know, you uncreative waste of space. The biggest problem is this movie has absolutely no heart and no real story, more like two badly paced stories shoved together in the last twenty minutes.
Recommended but if you're expecting this to feel like a Harry Potter movie then you'd be better off watching any of those movies instead.
This review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) was written by Rebecca31 on 20 Nov 2016.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has generally received positive reviews.
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