Better now that the sequel is out (No Spoilers)

Rating: 4/10 (17 November 2018)

The first time around this is seemingly the worst of the J.K. Rowling films, however after seeing Fantastic Beasts II (Crimes of Grindelwald), where she connects the dots between Fantastic Beasts I and Harry Potter VI this becomes a much more interesting film. As was the case with HP VI, however, these could have easily been made into one film rather than dragging HP fans along for the profit. We know that J.K. Rowling was basically homeless when she suddenly hit it big -- and that Johnny Depp is now basically destitute and suing his managers for gross misappropriation of funds -- but that doesn't mean that the team should make sincere HP fans destitute by dragging the story out. It's a greedy little venture we're watching unfold.