I was looking forward to the cast, the writers, director and continuation of the story for this timeline in the Wizarding World. I was looking forward to them delving deep into the characters of Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald and answering questions about Credence and Queenie. I would have liked more about Nagini, who did not appear in this movie. Why was she introduced and linked to Credence and Grindelwald in the last movie?
The movie opened well with a new mythical creature at center stage and an evil act by Grindelwald. It took a while to ascertain what our villian was up to. We see younger Dumbledore re-establishing that he had a love relationship with Grindelwald in the past, then see him gathering a team and making plans to defeat Grindelwald and save the world during that time period.
Almost everyone we expected was there and had a part (Porpentina was barely in the movie, which was disappointing). Oddly, I was not moved strongly one way or the other for ANY of the characters this time, but had very strong feelings for all of them in the first and second installment. I still liked Newt, Jacob and Dumbledore, felt sorry for Credence and felt the menace of Grindelwald, but everything seemed a little half baked except all of the special effects, of course.
I was looking forward to Mads playing Grindelwald and thought he would be an improvement over Johnny Depp, but not the case. Johnny Depp played out as way more scary and evil in the part. I was glad to get the back story on Credence, but it was almost downplayed in this movie. It should have been an earth shaking reveal. Dumbledore and his brother are so bland and almost devoid of emotion. Albus Dumbledore making everything seem light and carefree, while stating the opposite, and his brother always looking grumpy and barely saying anything. Maybe that is what he was like as an old man, but it did not seem right he was that way as a younger man too. It would have been a good movie for Aberforth to come out speaking his feelings more, especially since a spicy bit of the story concerned him! Why did young Minerva McGonagall appear in one scene? It did not add anything to the story and she would not have been an adult at that time as well.
I was glad to see how things turned out for Jacob and Queenie, but it happened way too quickly and did not seem very real. Did she brainwash him again?
If there is to be a fourth movie I sincerely hope they figure out what was missing from this movie. Too bad Credence was dying at the end. I feel like they left his story out to dry. There was more to tell, more that should have happened.
One last gripe: There was not enough build-up to have that new mythical creature bow to Albus at the climactic choosing ceremony. Then for Albus to be able to send it away to choose someone else seemed like a muddled way to divert the creature's action.
Bottom line - Everything in this movie seemed watered down or half baked, and lacking the emotional depth of the previous two Fantastic Beasts films. I wonder what happened in the writing of this. Did they lose interest in the series?
The movie opened well with a new mythical creature at center stage and an evil act by Grindelwald. It took a while to ascertain what our villian was up to. We see younger Dumbledore re-establishing that he had a love relationship with Grindelwald in the past, then see him gathering a team and making plans to defeat Grindelwald and save the world during that time period.
Almost everyone we expected was there and had a part (Porpentina was barely in the movie, which was disappointing). Oddly, I was not moved strongly one way or the other for ANY of the characters this time, but had very strong feelings for all of them in the first and second installment. I still liked Newt, Jacob and Dumbledore, felt sorry for Credence and felt the menace of Grindelwald, but everything seemed a little half baked except all of the special effects, of course.
I was looking forward to Mads playing Grindelwald and thought he would be an improvement over Johnny Depp, but not the case. Johnny Depp played out as way more scary and evil in the part. I was glad to get the back story on Credence, but it was almost downplayed in this movie. It should have been an earth shaking reveal. Dumbledore and his brother are so bland and almost devoid of emotion. Albus Dumbledore making everything seem light and carefree, while stating the opposite, and his brother always looking grumpy and barely saying anything. Maybe that is what he was like as an old man, but it did not seem right he was that way as a younger man too. It would have been a good movie for Aberforth to come out speaking his feelings more, especially since a spicy bit of the story concerned him! Why did young Minerva McGonagall appear in one scene? It did not add anything to the story and she would not have been an adult at that time as well.
I was glad to see how things turned out for Jacob and Queenie, but it happened way too quickly and did not seem very real. Did she brainwash him again?
If there is to be a fourth movie I sincerely hope they figure out what was missing from this movie. Too bad Credence was dying at the end. I feel like they left his story out to dry. There was more to tell, more that should have happened.
One last gripe: There was not enough build-up to have that new mythical creature bow to Albus at the climactic choosing ceremony. Then for Albus to be able to send it away to choose someone else seemed like a muddled way to divert the creature's action.
Bottom line - Everything in this movie seemed watered down or half baked, and lacking the emotional depth of the previous two Fantastic Beasts films. I wonder what happened in the writing of this. Did they lose interest in the series?