FB&WTFT’s a visually delightful but messily long adventure in magical 1920s America.
Rowling’s first screenplay attempts to compensate for the Potter hiatus through a crammed yet rambling follow–up.
‘Fantastic Beasts’ could’ve been a fun, succinct family adventure film. However, Scamander’s quest is convoluted by politically charged No-maj/ Wizard/ Grindewald tensions that clutter the plot line terribly.
Redmayne’s perfectly cast as shy, gentle Newt partnered with severe Waterston as ex-Auror Tina. Sudel’s Queenie’s a charming romantic, paired with adorable No-Maj Kowalski (Fogler).
The special effects and production design are unquestionably stunning. Unfortunately Yate’s magical FB&WTFT’s one fault is JK Rowling herself.
Jo Bradley.
Scribbles of Stage and Screen 
You make some valid points. The acting was good, and I liked the interaction between the characters, and the special effects were great. However, I was a little confused about what exactly what the issues between the magical and non-magical worlds were. Whatever the case, I did like it.
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I loved this. I know there were problems (the beasts and the magio-politics never really gelled), but I grinned from beginning to end. Hella fun.
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i was grinning for the solid first hour but then- forgive my pun- the magic wore off a bit
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I love Eddie Redmayne and I’ve been really obsessed with the movie. But you bring up some awesome points here- it is true that the movie is messily long. Have you read the screenplay, by any chance? x
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No i haven’t. Reading the script for The Cursed Child kind of ruined scripts for me…
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hmm i still need to check that one out. so it was disappointing for you?
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Yes it was. Alot of the movies I didn’t enjoy this year were because they could have been much better.
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