Review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) by Mark Z — 12 Dec 2018

The first 1.5 hours felt like it was only there to make the 3rd act apart of a feature length film.

This review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) was written by Mark Z on 12 Dec 2018.

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

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