Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Warner Bros. | Release Date: November 18, 2016

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 1267 Ratings

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TelemanJul 22, 2017

So much pretentious dialogue, so little plot. Characters are unlikeable and unrelatable. CGI is sub videogame level in some scenes. So very unfitting for Harry Potter universe.

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LockeJohnJan 21, 2017

This is easily one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It was painful to watch. I am the fan of the books, and all the HP movies, but I found this movie boring and unengaging. It's a CGI fest, where you just see colorful pixels movingThis is easily one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It was painful to watch. I am the fan of the books, and all the HP movies, but I found this movie boring and unengaging. It's a CGI fest, where you just see colorful pixels moving around, without any story or meaning. It might be interesting to preschool children.… Expand

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red_ninja_9Apr 19, 2017

This movie sucked! LOL, over the top with cheesiness made for 12 year old and under. Modern technology and fantasy shouldn't mix, makes no sense how this can be entertaining. I want my money back...please?

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chiriacvalentinNov 19, 2016

Eddie Redmayne english needs subtitles. I'm not a native english, so I couldn't understand anything he says in the movie. He speaks with shortcuts, half words and arhaisms, regionalisms pronounced with quarter mouth. For 2 hours I waited forEddie Redmayne english needs subtitles. I'm not a native english, so I couldn't understand anything he says in the movie. He speaks with shortcuts, half words and arhaisms, regionalisms pronounced with quarter mouth. For 2 hours I waited for the movie to start. I couldn't understand anything of the story.… Expand

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DikkoJan 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not as good as the trailer or BoxOffice would have you believe. I struggled to watch it through to the end. It felt like in order to enhance objectivity, I had to watch the whole thing not because I was willing to. Quite a good number of the scenes were predictable, lacking in substance and senseless. A lot of things just didn't add up. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone I like. And like someone said, it is nowhere near Harry Potter.… Expand

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Benkoko11Feb 23, 2017

Sadly follows its predecessors as wildly dissapointing portrayals of the wonderfully complex and irresistably charming world of Harry Potter. Can someone fire Yates already?

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jdiazMar 12, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is an insult to the original Harry Potter movies. Is this how old Star Wars fans felt when they saw The Phantom Menace?
The first part of the movie is terrible, it's slow and uneventful. It was still an ok movie by that point. In the second half, however, ok turned to utter **** How can JK Rowling go from writing a plot twist spanning 7 books and 8 movies to writing this turd? She violated the rules of her own world by approving this. Graves' wand connecting randomly? No, the cores of the wands have to be the same. That was reserved for the climax of three of the old movies, and they just throw it around here? No. And Obliviate rain? Give me a **** break. The people in the theater were laughing, I was crying inside.
The movie's score, which in some bad movies is good, is completely terrible. James Newton Howard, you are not a bad composer, how could you do this? He attempts to emulate the previousl movies' score from start to finish, and he fails terribly. You're no John Williams, son. Be original.
I'm not even going to mention the cringe-worthy CGI...
Johnny Depp was the only positive aspect of this movie. I am giving this one star because of him.
Rowling, you should be ashamed of yourself.… Expand

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CountvontrollioDec 16, 2016

Completely unmemorable. Opens interestingly enough but has nothing propelling the middle and meanders to a muddlesome end. Formulaic as f**k I thought.

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AxeTNov 22, 2016

rating = 4 (Metacritic continued incompetence!)
Don't know why I saw this except for something local to do and the title itself. I've only seen two in the series in the theatre (or at all), the first and the one released summer 2009 (draggedrating = 4 (Metacritic continued incompetence!)
Don't know why I saw this except for something local to do and the title itself. I've only seen two in the series in the theatre (or at all), the first and the one released summer 2009 (dragged by girl), and I didn't get either one. However I know they are loved by so many and are faithfully rendered adaptations.
Seeing this one which is of high production value of course and is as expected in tone, content, formulaic payoff and such; I finally have come to accept something: I don't like fantasies. Old Disney fare, "Star Wars", the first "Lord of the Rings" film and "Game of Thrones" are practically the only exceptions.… Expand

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isibisiNov 21, 2016

bad film, description of the characters (including evil) completely absent, more similar powers to a magneto that a potter, actors with a single expression.

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herman73trioDec 1, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meet Newt Scamander - wizard - from England, one of Prof Albus Dumbledore's favourite, young, talented, very interesting in magical beasts and sloppy. He came to America, to buy a rare magical beast. His aspire just one : that to make the world of wizard have a better understanding about magical beasts. He come just in not in right moment where ther has been several phenomena in that could've blown the cover of wizards identity in America. Newt stop by in the ladder entry to a bank to hear speech of Mary Lou about wizards living among humans and very dangerous to human mankind - meanwhile a cute niffler manage to escape from Newt magic suitcase and runaway into the bank, Newt found out and try to catch it back. His path cross with a no-mag Kowalksi - a wanna be pastries shop owner, then soon the adventure begins for both of them. Then Newt arrested by a demoted auror Tina Goldstein and brings him to magical congress, so she can get promoted again. But, then things don't happen as she hopes. Cause, in the process when Kowalski escape from Newt, their suit case accidentally swapped - all the magical beasts that Newt hide in that magic suitcase escape, even one of that beast bite Kowalski and cause him a fever. And rhe road to a whole new unforgettable adventure begins for all of them. I do admit that i enjoyed this movie - even though that director David Yates buy too much time to bring all adventure that make me in between of bored, curious and impatience at the same time. But, even i never read any of JK Rowling's book i still can feel that this character Graves - is onto something evil (my opinion cause that choose Collin Farrel - that also known of his ability to play as a villain, but it's not a poor choice, cause Farrel really did his part as a cold magical security). Yates succeeded brings this element of curiousity among audiens that never read this JK Rowling book, what is Graves agenda - who is the wanna be quiet introvert Credence? I also enjoyed the hillarious and emotional moments that Yates build between character Newt-Tina-Kowalski and Queenie. Off course the beasts are fantastic. What i feel is that this first Fantastic Beast is not really of Harry Potter's weight, but Yates manage to delivered this in a such magically fun delightful adventure with such beautiful special effects. But really it was Kowalski character that steal moments while the others - not mediocre - even though not fantastic but really fits in. My final conclusion is : "The whole plots not kick hard enough but...really entertaining"… Expand

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JuulJuupNov 22, 2016

I have to stay I'm disappointed in this movie. It's level of cliché really annoyed me at some parts.

To illustrate one scene which really got on my nerves (from memory): A scenario where a mind-reading witch randomly picks a photograph of aI have to stay I'm disappointed in this movie. It's level of cliché really annoyed me at some parts.

To illustrate one scene which really got on my nerves (from memory):
A scenario where a mind-reading witch randomly picks a photograph of a woman and asks the owner of the photograph who it is. He replied that he preferred if she didn't read his mind, followed by her comment "I see you're in pain.. She's a taker, you need a giver". Omg. Even if my friends would say this to me, it would annoy the **** out of me. There is no reference to this woman whatsoever through the complete movie, it's just filler garbage meant to sway the audience I think.

Normally I'm easily entertainment by any type of movie, but this really had me leave the cinema with a big frown of 'wtf'. To me, it resembled The Hobbit 2. Some humor, bad story telling. If you agree with me on that one, I'd recommend to skip this one.… Expand

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MaldororNov 18, 2016

The movie is not bad, but a lot of special effects does not make it "metamodern" (we would like to see something new after so many years of simulation and chopped narrative), it goes without saying that the narrative form has been able to doThe movie is not bad, but a lot of special effects does not make it "metamodern" (we would like to see something new after so many years of simulation and chopped narrative), it goes without saying that the narrative form has been able to do it. There were moments when the audience were shocked by some of the typecasting, but they have hit the nail on the head when selected D. In my opinion, Eddie Redmayne is still attached to the characters of "The Danish Girl" and "Stephen Hawking's Universe", the same looks from under his eyebrows, the same female timidity of "The Danish Girl". And again my favorite "But", this film is worth your time, "bon appetit".… Expand

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WaltexNov 21, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring, Disappointing, No Emotional Pull or Drive The areas around the eyes and cheeks of Eddie Redmayne don't seem to move throughout the whole movie, I think because he's trying so hard to put on a certain accent. He's not convincing in this role. Also the main female character is not someone one can easily connect with.

My favourite actors were the Newspaper Owner's son, the baker and the sister who's in love with the baker ... Colin Farrell was pretty good too.

Overall you don't end up caring much for any of the characters ... the only part that seemed to grip you is the part where the young man is about to be whipped for finding a wand. Also the bit where the baker goes into the rain was good too ... The line "gee I wish I was a wizard" from the trailer, is not featured in the movie. I was looking forward to seeing that bit.

The bit where Eddie says the baker is his friend at the end of the movie, I thought: what has he done to make you his friend? How have you shown each other that you are friends? The baker tried to hit you over the head with his suitcase, and now you're saying you're friends?

I liked that little platypus creature.

I like Eddie Redmayne, but he wasn't good in this movie ... you could see the acting and what I wanted was to feel him, to feel some genuine emotion.

I agree with another reviewer that says that Eddie mumbles his words and speaks with only a quarter of his mouth. That may be part of his character but it didn't help us follow what he was saying or connect with him ... I think all characters in movies, even if they are submissive or have self-doubt, should probably (in the main) pronounce their words clearly ... it's part of the joy of watching and listening to actors on the screen.

The start of the movie was great ,but it soon petered out into a boring flat movie, sorry.… Expand

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juliusjunDec 18, 2016

lame lame lame. You can telescope! Why you come to NYC by boat then? What's the use of Tina? Crying? What's the point of Mary Lou? She is against witches? Why she is not destroyed by all-mighty witches? What's the heck of the relations oflame lame lame. You can telescope! Why you come to NYC by boat then? What's the use of Tina? Crying? What's the point of Mary Lou? She is against witches? Why she is not destroyed by all-mighty witches? What's the heck of the relations of Newt's beasts with the antagonist? Nothing! 2 stories! childish childish childish… Expand

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BranagunJan 1, 2017

This movie struck me as being a somewhat cynical cash grab. Harry Potter is over, it's finished, well done all involved. This just seems like a third rate fantasy series desperately hanging on Potters coat tails. We are getting five of theseThis movie struck me as being a somewhat cynical cash grab. Harry Potter is over, it's finished, well done all involved. This just seems like a third rate fantasy series desperately hanging on Potters coat tails. We are getting five of these movies? Really, is that what the public wants?… Expand

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WordsmythologicApr 14, 2022

Please stop giving She Who Must Not Be Named money. Your nostalgia goggles are lying to you. And this movie is a disaster. The sequels get even worse.

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BrearosemcmNov 8, 2020

Johnny Depp was the best thing to happen to the show and now that he’s gone I’m not gonna be able to watch it, Firing him was a big mistake.

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The_tickle_miNov 10, 2020

No johny no good rating, now i need to get this to 75 letters so hello how u doing

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