A Great Start for the Harry Potter Spin Off Franchise

Rating: 8/10 (4 March 2017)

J.K. Rowling does a great job setting up a new protagonist and a new setting in the Harry Potter world. Each character is likable and interesting, sadly except for the villain character, who's only purpose is to set up the sequel. What's even more impressive is that the film didn't need to unnecessarily set up the first Harry Potter film even though it's a prequel, unlike past prequels where they have unnecessary scenes just to set up the original film. Overall, Fantastic Beasts is a great start to a new fantasy prequel franchise.