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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them draws on Harry Potter's rich mythology to deliver a spinoff that dazzles with franchise-building magic all its own.
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In all, the movie is a cunning and peppy surprise, dulled only by the news that no less than four sequels await. Nov 21, 2016 | Full Review…
In all, the movie is a cunning and peppy surprise, dulled only by the news that no less than four sequels await.
Anthony Lane
To its considerable credit, Fantastic Beasts is not the Potter retread it could easily-and very profitably-have been. Nov 20, 2016 | Full Review…
To its considerable credit, Fantastic Beasts is not the Potter retread it could easily-and very profitably-have been.
Christopher Orr
This film has it all: a cracking story, a morality tale and moments of ripe comedy. Nov 20, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This film has it all: a cracking story, a morality tale and moments of ripe comedy.
Melanie McDonagh
The film strains considerably under the weight of all its plot lines-it's never fun to be the movie with the origin story. Nov 18, 2016 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
The film strains considerably under the weight of all its plot lines-it's never fun to be the movie with the origin story.
Will Leitch
Rowling has a voluminous imagination and Yates keeps things humming along, although, as was also true of many Potter movies, there is often too much of a good thing. Nov 18, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Rowling has a voluminous imagination and Yates keeps things humming along, although, as was also true of many Potter movies, there is often too much of a good thing.
Peter Rainer
At least the monsters, when compared with their co-stars, have some personality. Nov 18, 2016 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
At least the monsters, when compared with their co-stars, have some personality.
Mark Medley
Is it a blatant cash grab from Warner Brothers or a creative return to an expansive world we all knew J.K. Rowling couldn't abandon entirely? Of course it's both. Dec 6, 2019 | Full Review…
Is it a blatant cash grab from Warner Brothers or a creative return to an expansive world we all knew J.K. Rowling couldn't abandon entirely? Of course it's both.
Aly Caviness
A refreshing addition to the Potterverse, it serves as an appropriate foundation for its forthcoming sequels that will hopefully open up more opportunities for the ever-expanding franchise. Nov 13, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A refreshing addition to the Potterverse, it serves as an appropriate foundation for its forthcoming sequels that will hopefully open up more opportunities for the ever-expanding franchise.
Katie Smith-Wong
Everything is built to draw you in, enthrall, and connect you to the action. Oct 21, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Everything is built to draw you in, enthrall, and connect you to the action.
Leslie Combemale
A bloated hodgepodge of tangential creature-related asides distract from a tedious ho-hum narrative. Oct 2, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A bloated hodgepodge of tangential creature-related asides distract from a tedious ho-hum narrative.
Nicholas Bell
An immensely entertaining film. Sep 20, 2019 | Full Review…
An immensely entertaining film.
Sarah Musnicky
With Yates at the helm, fans should expect an assured, polished and cohesive watch which fuses the old and the new, the magic with reality, and the spectacle with heart. Sep 13, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
With Yates at the helm, fans should expect an assured, polished and cohesive watch which fuses the old and the new, the magic with reality, and the spectacle with heart.
Kate Rodger
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