couldn't warm to fantastic beasts..

Rating: 5/10 (26 November 2016)

I was hoping to feel impressed by this film. We all cherish the harry potter world I think because there are so many warming intricate details that make the story feel real. Fantastic beasts -in my opinion- however failed to be as inventive or as detailed it felt like the up-scaling had lost some of the intimacy and I didn't feel attached to any of the characters at all. I definitely feel that I would have rather the story happen on a smaller scale and that the the world within the film establish itself, because at times it felt negatively like a glossy block buster. I said I wouldn't get stuck on drawing comparisons BUT. The Philosophers Stone though. Even if I had an extraordinary amount hands I still wouldn't be able to count on my fingers how many times I have seen the 1st harry potter film. It is great! I wouldn't however, feel motivated to watch Fantastic Beasts again. I think the fist harry potter film is considerably better even though within this film there were no impressive graphics or big action sequences that the fantastic beasts film relies upon. The world we entered in the Philosophers stone feels magically absorbing and the pace of the narrative in the first half of the film gives us the space to to get to know the amazingly well written characters, as fans we are pleasantly convinced by all of it! I was expecting this same tone when I went to see fantastic beasts but I felt very alienated by the action in this film which wasn't inventive enough to justify itself. Watching Fantastic Beasts kind of felt like watching a friend become filthy rich and because of it loosing some sense of their personality. I also felt that some of the darker scenes with Credence and Graves wasn't developed so well. Both Farrell and Millar are amazing actors but something felt a bit off about the scenes. I don't disagree with the actual content being uncomfortable to watch as I like to be effected as an audience member in many different ways! I just felt it was executed a bit awkwardly and it could have been better. There are good things I could say of this film but they are obvious merits and I am not feeling motivated to detail them. Obviously costume - FAB. Set design - NAILED IT. The rain scene I thought was very touching and I liked Queenie Goldstein she was exquisite! I really don't want to neglect mentioning our Eddie but I don't have a lot to say because despite him being the only person who should play newt and doing a scrumptious job of the characterisation, I wasn't captivated by the story around him and so I feel unsure how I feel about his role within the film, but my love and admiration for Eddie remains undying!