Review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) by Ajwick17 — 19 Nov 2018

Pros: Great acting, (Jude Law was a perfect cast and was perfect as young Dumbledore), great story, breathtaking visuals and who doesnt love that adorable Niffler! Everyone says the story is darker and too complicated, but if you can step back for the briefest of moments and understand that this is a 5 part series, things become clearer. JK is weaving a plot arc across 5 action packed movies, (with no novel-backer to fill in gaps) so you can understand that there will be certain subplots that may seem a bit unclear at the moment, but clarity will be given with each installment. If we knew all of the answers now, would you come back as see the other movies? I mean, if you knew Darth Vader was Luke's father in Episode 4, would you have come back for Episodes 5 and 6? Cons: Some subplot cliff-hangers that leave you with questions for future installments to answer, but we now have to wait 2 years.

Apparently I am part of the minority that enjoys the visual storytelling of JK without the novel-backer. The whimsicality, visuals, story-telling and originality stands on its own. People and movie critics are entirely too critical nowadays.