Fantastic Fantasy.

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2016)

Being that I am 21, the movies that were a hit during my childhood were the Harry Potter films, so naturally, I was ecstatic for this film to come out. To be honest, I did not have high expectations for this film for multiple reasons; 1) I did not want to be disappointed if it did not live up to my expectations and 2) I did not think it could live up to the original Harry Potter films.
First I'm going to start off by saying the only problem I had with the film which was the location. I always liked the British aspect of the Harry Potter film series and the biggest reason was because of the type of language that was used in the Wizarding World. By changing the location to New York the dialect and vocabulary changed and I, for one, was not a fan of that. It was nice to see new location being offered however, I don't think that New York was the best choice.
However, putting aside the dialect and vocabulary change I do believe that the script was very well written and JK Rowling did a marvelous job. Being that I did enjoy a vast majority of the film I'm going to narrow it down to my favorite aspects which were; the costumes and the creatures. The 1920's has been one of my favorite decades and I love watching films that take place in that decade even more. The costumes were spot on for this time period and I believe each one fit each character perfectly. I, also, very much enjoyed the creatures and the fact there were so many of them that were never mentioned in the original Harry Potter films or books. The effects were great and each creature was different in terms of appearance and characteristics.
Overall, this film is a must see in theaters.