A disgusting cash grab and nothing more.

Rating: Null/10 (14 April 2019)

As a fanatic Harry Potter fan, books and movies, I was as excited as anyone about this. Now that I've seen it, I've got a bad taste in my mouth.
The first clue is the big stars attached - they are nothing more than lures to draw in moviegoers, because the movie itself is so weak, it can't do it by itself. If you're five years old, maybe the magic and animals might distract you.
Boring, non-existent story, lame one-dimensional characters, amateur actors. It is built out of string, all show and no substance at all. Don't get me started on the awful characters - Newt in particular stands out, it might just be terrible casting but he is painful to watch.
Maybe the next one will actually bother to have a storyline, this one certainly didn't. The 'rise of Grindlewald' is ridiculous and literally comes out of thin air. They didn't even try to create a shred of a backstory for him. Why did Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp attach themselves to this? Colin Farrell is so shamefully wasted here that I'm baffled why he agreed to this.The only explanation, again, is money.
JK Rowling actually gave this mediocre production her stamp of approval? She should be ashamed - the money clearly has gone to her head.