Fantastic Follow Up

Rating: 7/10 (3 December 2016)

Three things are certain in life - death, taxes and this movie will make a ton of cash.
Not bad for a Harry Potter follow up. I won't run through a synopsis, or include major spoilers.
Very simple - go see this movie. It will entertain you - and your family - and that's what it's about, right?
I really did enjoy this movie. Very fun and entertaining - even for the casual Harry Potter fan / and guess what? you don't even need to have read the books before hand, to understand the ideas and plot!
However, one thing was missing for me - this is very stand alone. In the Potter series, you felt like a student following their adventures year to year with the eventual showdown with Voldemort. This movie seemed to be missing that linear storyline and that all too familiar, major villain, that was in the Potter movies.
This movie is not as black and white as the Potter movies were. The subtle adult undertones on societies current state and philosophies on oppression from Rowling are evident here.
At any point - I didn't really see where 4 more movies were going to be made - and not that you need to, it's just almost become expected.
Regardless - this is worth seeing. Bring your friends, their friends and their parents' friends to this movie.
J. K. Rowling needs to pass the trillion dollar mark. World domination is in striking distance.