Review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) by Trip M — 17 Nov 2018

I love Harry Potter but this was so bad it made me fall asleep at 5pm in the cinema.

This review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) was written by Trip M on 17 Nov 2018.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has generally received mixed reviews.

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