Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. Read More Read Less

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has glimmers of the magic familiar to Harry Potter fans, but the story's spell isn't as strong as earlier installments.

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s.e. smith

Bitch Media

The Crimes of Grindelwald's lack of awareness goes much deeper than a mere miscasting,

Mar 11, 2021

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Certain characters spend all of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald barely doing anything, and the wide-open nature of the ending in particular cheapens the preceding film.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 7, 2019

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Pamela Hutchinson

Sight & Sound

The befuddling parade of Potterishness, including a nostalgic excursion to Hogwarts, is powered by a corresponding excess of plot.

Rated: 4

Nov 22, 2018

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald is a decent addition to J.K. Rowling’s universe. I think I still like the first one more. It’s obviously a bit of a filler film, which some people may not like, but I don’t have a problem with.

Rated: B

Mar 8, 2023

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Ash Jefferson

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald was a disappointment. They tried to accomplish so many things and in the end, they accomplished nothing.

Rated: 4/10

Jan 22, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

From the digital monotony of its visuals to the uninvolving characters, it fails to evoke much of a response.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 4, 2022

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David H A bit long, but still a great movie. It's also a must-see for Harry Potter fans because it's filled with backstory information regarding most of the H.P characters. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/01/22 Full Review G Wife loved it, so I do to naturally. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/31/21 Full Review Luca H A lot of Potterheads don't really like this Fantastic Beasts film. But, I gotta tell you; it's my favorite in the series. Great environment, love the use of the Ministry of Magic, a perfect way to introduce Grindelwald along with Young Dumbledore, and just entertaining in general. Really like how it also reflects on Young Newt and Leta's life. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Audience Member I think this movie gets a lot of hate that it doesn’t deserve, but I can’t say that it’s the best film in the world either. When I watched this film, I kinda looked at it and said, “It was ok.” But out of the two fantastic beasts films that I’ve watched, the first one is definitely a finer film. But I liked the finale. That might be one of the few things that this film did better than the first one. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Lasse L The characters have difficulty fitting in the new setting and therefore seem much more bland. I also don't care much for the mystery or the finale. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Prabudhjeet A Music for this movie was highlight of the film, along with the screenplay. Also the soothing cinematography by Philippe Rousselot was just cherry on the top. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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David Yates Director Eddie Redmayne Newt Scamander Katherine Waterston Tina Goldstein Dan Fogler Jacob Kowalski Alison Sudol Queenie Goldstein Ezra Miller Credence Barebone

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