Movie Review: "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald"

Today I went to see Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Overall, I found it a disappointment on many levels: filmmaking, story-telling, characterization, acting, world-building.

I didn't hate it. There are fun and atmospheric moments, imaginative sets and art direction, intriguing nods to the books, some interesting ambiguities that could potentially make for thoughtful twists and complexities in future installments.

( This section contains no major spoilers, but I'm using a cut just in case you'd rather not know anything until you see the picture )

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( Here be a MAJOR SPOILER )

None of this whinging means, of course, that I'll skip future "Fantastic Beasts" installments. I won't. I'm in the Potterverse for better or worse.