Goes stale very quick.

Rating: 3/10 (23 August 2017)

Gets off to a good start but just doesn't fulfill its promises. Eddie redmayne plays what an American teenage girl would view as a typical clumsy bumbling charming English man, this takes a lot away from the character and thus the story line. The film seems to focus too much around the will they won't between Tina and newt, this also takes away from the story line quite a bit. Jacob is introduced as a somewhat idiotic sidekick and never gains much more status that just the comic sidekick, a shame as Dan fogler has a fantastic acting range that is far from reached during this film. Graves played by Colin Farrell has the potential to be a very interesting character and is one of the only good casting choices that were made, he's secretive and sinister but again the film rips up its foundations only to replace him.
Fun for kids but wouldn't recommend if you are looking for cinematic brilliance.