Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.
Ryezoo reviewedFebruary 16, 2025
Fantastic Beasts and Slightly Disappointed.
When this film was first announced I was extremely excited to see it. Then when it went from just being 3 movies to 5, I became a little nervous. Lastly the amount of hype being made for the second movie before the first one even came out put up red flags.
I I left the press screening feeling very divided about this film. There's so much I loved him a lot I disliked. Let's start off with the positive. Returning to the wizarding world of Harry Potter is as magical as always. The movie just oozes everything we love about the previous films. The new cast is extremely likable and Eddie Redman does a great job as the lead character. The humor also hits the mark 90% of the time. Honestly the best part of the film is the creatures themselves, whether they are adorably cute to look at or just plain astounding. Newts interaction with the creatures top any amount of story this film is trying to tell. I just want it to be said that I'm totally excited for the next film of the series, but I feel where this film let's me down is besides from the world building of the main characters, the main story itself is very weak.
Out of the whole main plot the only shining aspect is Colin Farrell's performance. He's an interesting character that I wish you get to spend more time with. I found Ezra Miller's painfully bad and every part of the plot his character was a part of brought the movie down. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why the hell John Voit is in this film. The whole political atmosphere of this movie did not work and the main villain in this film is a CGI force of distraction that we have seen countless times.At the end of the day....I was glad to return to this wonderful world for the characters and atmosphere itself...the story is disappointing, but the positive is where getting more of this great world they set up!