This movie had potential, they just couldn't find it

Rating: 4/10 (25 March 2017)

I didn't have great expectations about this movie. Even though, I was completely disappointed. There's a lot of things that I find wrong about this movie, so get ready for it.
First of all, it lasts a little bit more than 2 hours. It felt like 4. I like long movies, this wasn't entertaining or interesting enough.
The main characters, boring, unlikeable and at times even annoy. How is that an expert in fantastic creatures keep losing them? I was hoping to see a strong female character, that didn't happen either. Madam President seemed very promising but she doesn't really do anything. Secondary characters Jacob and Queenie were actually my favorites. I would gladly watch a movie about them.
The creatures were okay. You get to meet a lot of different ones but you don't get to fall in love with any of them because the movie is not actually about the creatures but about some crazy evil power terrorizing New York. Everyone remember the hippogryph in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. That could have happened here, but, although the movie is quite long, apparently there wasn't time for that. I really like the invisible one, I would've loved to see more of it.
BIG SPOILERS AHEAD: The other big problem that I have with the movie is how ridiculous certain actions were like there's a scene in which Newt uses the spell accio to capture one of the creatures. Really? Couldn't you think about that before? In another scene, Jacob kicks a door that was protected by magic and manages to open it. Wow, who came up with that? It's just stupid. The invisible creature becomes visible from one moment to the next. The characters often seem to forget they are wizards and don't use magic to their advantage. They erase citizens memories by using magic rain, but somehow people inside their houses, not being touch by the water, seem to be under the spell as well. Nothing makes sense sometimes.
This movie had potential, but they couldn't find it. Honestly, the plot was like two completely different movies put together. One aiming to be a funny adventure (it doesn't really achieve that too much, but you can tell they try) And a creepy, dark, strange movie about evil and destruction. The whole city is torn apart and no one seems to care and the villains kind of suck.
If they wanted to make a movie about Grindewald they should have done that. He's one of my favorite characters from the Harry Potter's books and he is not even actively in them. Make a movie about Dumbledore's youth. That would be amazing. Don't praise movies just because they're part of the franchise. It's not worth it.