JKR continues to bewitch us!

Rating: 9/10 (19 November 2016)

Many of us who were really sad after the last installment of the Harry Potter books came out (no, not counting Cursed Child!) or the last Deathly Hallow movie released are surely in for a treat... David Yates delivers a modest yet gripping story in his own unique way which, for most of the time keeps you thrilled and fascinated. Admittedly, there are a few drags especially at the end where you'd just love to breeze through the script. But Rowling has promised half a dozen of these films and why not as she opens a plethora of new characters, stories and background for the wizarding world. Eddie does a fascinating job as Newt while Dan Fogler just steals the show with his Muggle (read No-Maj) character. Alison Sudol and Waterston do a decent job. The real spectacle however, are of course the beasts. I don't know if I remembered all of their names by the time I came out but lets see: Nifflers, Murtlap, Mooncalves, Obscurus, Bowtruckle, Graphorns, Occlamy, Demiguise and a couple more which I can't recall. The CGI are awesome and some scenes are visually stunning (it'd be insanely insulting if someone doesn't watch this in 3D!)
The film not only revolves around chasing and collecting all of Newt's creatures scattered across NY but also sets up for stories like development of Statute of Secrecy, the struggle of Muggles and Wizarding world in the early 1900s, Wizarding communities worldwide, wizarding schools other than Hogwarts like Ilvermorny, and the life and deeds of Gellert Grindelwald...
To sum it up, J.K. Rowling has opened up a box which is bigger and more interesting than even Newt's suitcase full of his beasts and Potter fans can keep looking forward to more magic!
P.S. I badly want a Niffler of my own now!