A solid entrance back to the Wizarding World, that packs it's share of action, but has a slower plot than it;s predecessors

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2016)

'Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them', gives viewers the opportunity to enter back into the wizrading world, that captured viewers hearts through the 'Harry Potter' series. In this movie, JK Rowling(author of the Harry Potter series) adds a more personalized touch to the movie, as she herself was the writer for the movie. Alongside that, David Yates took up the directing spot for the movie. Harry potter fans will know him, as Yates directed the last 4 Harry Potter films. Choosing Yates as director was quite interesting, in the sense that the Harry Potter films he directed had a more darker tone to them, and in this film, Yates kept up the same fashion. The film follows the story of Newt Scamander, a British wizard, who comes to New York, USA, for personal business. The story takes place 70 years before Harry Potter was born, so the fashion and vocabulary used by the characters is based off that time period quite well.
Acting wise, Eddie Redmayne(The Theory of Everything) played the role of Newt Scamander quite well, as he provides a good share of innocence and charm to the character. The supporting acting in the movie was quite well done, as Dan Folger, Katherine Waterston, and Samantha Morton all provided entertaining acting performances. 2 of the more interesting castings, were Collin Ferrel, and Ezra Miller. Ferrel provided a solid veteran touch, and added a good deal of seriousness into the movie. Ezra Miller, who viewers may recall from the upcoming 'Flash' Movie, showed how well he could play an emotional character, but did not get enough screen time that the he deserved, as his character was not well developed. In conclusion, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens up the gates to the Wizarding world, and does not fail to show viewers just how interesting the magical world is. The plot does move rather slowly, and some elements are not developed clearly, but the acting and charm the movie provides somewhat covers up for that. JK Rowling herself, stated that this film was the first in what will be a 5 part movie series, and the film served as solid introduction to another series into the Wzarding world.