Entertaining and Accessible to Non-Harry Potter Fans

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 2016)

Though I wasn't big into the Harry Potter movies, one thing I did appreciate about them was the creativity behind it. While it wasn't necessarily my thing, I do give a lot of credit to the mind of J.K. Rowling, and all the ingenuity that went into creating that world. None of that is lost with Fantastic Beasts. This movie goes to incredible lengths to create new lore and highly imaginative imagery. Some of the visuals are absolutely stunning. There's this entire sequence when we see what's inside Newt's briefcase that was incredible. I think it was my favorite part of the movie, simply because of how much raw imagination was put into it. Rowling wrote the screenplay for this film, her debut was a screenwriter, and I thought she did an impressive job. Not only did she retain the creativity she brought to the books, but she told a competent story. I had some narrative issues that I'll get into later, but overall I thought she did a fine job writing this movie.