Director David Yates’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Find Them has a plethora of wonderful beasts and great effects, but it
is no Harry Potter.
Unfortunately, Writer J. K. Rowling’s script is somewhat
choppy and moves from one subject to another in a, seemingly, haphazard manner.
The other problematic issue is Eddie Redmayne as Newt
Scamander, the “magizoologist,” who comes to New York with a suitcase full of
beasts that get loose and need to be recaptured. Redmayne plays him as an unappealing,
bumbling idiot and the character is careless to the point of idiocy.
The only savings graces are the secondary characters, a
witless baker played by Dan Fogler and a friendly witch played by Alison
Sudol. Without them, I’m sorry to say
the film would be boring.
It’s not that there aren’t some wonderful scenes, it’s
just that I was expecting a better story.
As it is, I can only give Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them a
3.3 out of 5.
Totally agred, the plot wasn't exciting at all
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