Review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) by Keith P — 16 Dec 2018

It was amazing and I don't get why so many people disliked it...

This review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) was written by Keith P on 16 Dec 2018.

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

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The Crimes of Grindelwald exists solely as a place setter for whatever the third FB movie ends up being (Pickett Goes Bananas?)…

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I was seriously bored halfway through this movie. The CG was very good, but was unfortunately wasted on a poorly told story…

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By Gramatha (1) on 11 Nov 2019

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By Evan Dossey (48) for Midwest Film Journal (148) on 18 Jan 2019

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By Molly R (320) on 12 Jan 2019

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By Silbakker (1) on 17 Jan 2019

Fantastic film. I really liked the opening and Grindelwald's speech. Johnny Depp was amazing…

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By Bernie M (204) on 25 Jan 2019

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