Fantastic start of the Pentalogy.

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2017)

I am not going to lie, i went into the movie theater with such high hopes and the movie absolutely delivered! Honestly, what a beginning to this franchise.
Let's talk a bit about the characters. Eddie Redmayne's portrayal of Newt Scamander is on point. I was sceptic at first, when i heard that he was cast to portray him, but his work on the screen proved me wrong. His gestures and body language are what really made his character so believable for me. Dan Folger as "the fun pal" Kowalski and Erza Miller as "the main villain" Credence did great job as well. But the biggest surprise and the best performance for me was Collin Farrell's. His portrayal of Percival Graves was so good, that when he was revealed as Grindelwald's Johnny Depp in the end, i almost felt bad, because that automatically meant, that Collin will not be returning for the sequels of this movie.
One thing that i was certain about after finishing the movie, was that some viewers who are not a hardcore Harry Potter fans, would be complaining about the story's pacing. What i'd like to say to those people is that it was necessary. The exact word is necessary, because we had to believe Newt Scamander's love for magical beasts and their large amount and scale of existence in Harry Potter's world. What i can promise to those people, who really felt the plot like a let down or anything of that nature is that they have to be patient, because what's about to come will blow your mind. If David Yates stays true to the books, we are about to witness some of the greatest events before Harry Potter's birth and the greatest duel in wizarding history.
Give this franchise a chance. If it didn't win you with the beginning, it will 100% with the next movie.