A delightful watch!

Rating: 8/10 (23 November 2016)

As a person who is not a 'fan' of the Harry Potter universe per se (I enjoyed the books, the movies, the games, but that's about it), the movie was thoroughly entertaining in terms of the totally new perspective of the wizarding world that we know of - a fully fledged wizarding community in an entirely new environment, outside of Hogwards.
The two male protagonists are brilliant - Eddie as Newt, a cool wizard whose slightly clumsy, but is really caring of his magical 'beasts'. And Jacob Kowalski, the food-loving No-Maj (American 'Muggle') thrown into the accidental beast-hunt, provides most of the comic relief.
The storyline itself is slightly overcooked, with abrupt plot-changes, but enjoyable all the same with some splendid visual effects.
Worth watching, especially in 3D.