Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
2/4
Grindelwald's worst crime? Middilng entertainment.
Indyfreak - wrote on 06/20/2019
The worst reviewed installment in Rowling's Wizarding World franchise is guilty of several critical complaints. It's far too long, the crux of the plot is spread out too thin, and the mythology inconsistencies are a slap in the face to Harry Potter fans. I liked the first Fantastic Beasts movie. It was a little overstuffed but it was fun and colorful. Perhaps owing to the darker storyline here, the color palette is far more drab to look at. The creature effects are all the more welcome considering they're brighter and more interesting visually than the rest of the film.
I suppose it's good that he main cast returns to the fold, Eddie Redmayne somehow less likeable than in the first FB movie. There's being eccentric and endearing then there's being antisocial and an asshole. Dan …
Rating of
2/4
What a time to be alive.
Matthew Brady - wrote on 12/20/2018
“Magic blooms... only in rare souls. Still, we must skulk in shadows. But the old ways serve us no longer.”
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ is a muddled sequel/prequel that lacks magic and wonder. The most tedious part is realizing there’s going to be four more of these; something I was comfortable with. This isn’t the type of story that inspired J.K. Rowling to start writing - no, this is a studio movie asking when the script is done.
The biggest crime this movie has ever committed is being boring.
Still, not everything is bad…
David Yates directing during the action sequences was entertaining and delivers some creative set pieces. I mean, the guy knows how to direct a big budget movie and make it look as good as it does. The production design and …
Rating of
2.5/4
The Convoluted Mess of Grindelwald
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/24/2018
I feel like you need a primer going into this Fanastic Beasts sequel, as the film jumps around to so many characters, many with little to no introduction, while barely seeming to move the overall Fantastic Beasts story forward - until a pretty good end with a left-field twists.
Crimes of Grindelwald is a bit of a mess. We get pretty much every character from the first film, along with some new faces, but many of which barely make an impact. Jude Law is a good choice to play the young Albus Dumbledore, who, like Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, is bad about getting a clear point across. Zoë Kravitz is also a high point in the story as the outcast Leta Lestrange who found a companion at Hogwarts in a young Newt Scamander but ultimately wound up with his brother, the Auror Theseus Scamander …
