Very Creative and Enjoyable

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2016)

I enjoyed this movie very much and thought it was very creative. The movie starts just like other Harry Potter movies. It shows a fight and you see a bit of the evil wizard, Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) and then it switches to multiple newspapers that say he is loose and discusses multiple other topics that will appear in the movie.
First, you should know there is no Hogwarts or anything like it. There is only New York City. Something new that I noticed that I did not know before is that the Harry Potter films had mostly British actors and took place in England. This film takes place in New York and they call a non-magic person a No-Maj (American for Muggle). This film takes place in 1926 and the protagonist, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) says he is a writer and is going to write the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This is a real book with his name on it and you may see on one book cover that it says "Property of Harry Potter," which is pretty cool. Another thing that is fantastic about this film is, of course, the beasts! The creatures look like they could actually be real. I do not know how they created them exactly, animation or special effects, but they look amazing. However they did it, is great! Another cool thing is the creativity put into the creatures. There are many creatures and each magical beast is different and has unique features and abilities. Some parts are loud and scary, especially if you are in a theater. I can handle a fair amount of scary things in movies, but even I flinched at certain intense parts.
The most amazing part of this film is the acting. Sometimes, I am not convinced that actors are trying to make a movie seem real. Not in this film. There is no part where the actors are not doing his or her very best acting. One actor I saw that acted his part clearly and fits right into his role is Dan Fogler, who plays Jacob Kowalski. This person is a No-Maj or Muggle that runs into Newt. You might imagine that this person would need to be confused, amazed or scared and, when he had to, he was. He acts as if he is actually Jacob and he really gets pulled into a fantastical world of magic and creatures. By the end of the film you just can't help but like the guy, even though he has no magical powers or even anything very interesting about him. He's just an ordinary No-Maj. .
I believe this film is suitable for ages 9 to18. There are multiple scenes that might be too scary for younger kids. I give this film 5 out of 5 stars for its fantastic acting, creativity and special effects. It also has some very sweet parts.