Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: April 15, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 49 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
28
Negative:
8
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38
Paste MagazineJacob OllerApr 14, 2022
As Rowling continues submerging her magical world into the same hellish and disreputable bog as her personal legacy, I wish she’d kept The Secrets of Dumbledore to herself. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 13, 2022
Too many characters means there’s somebody for everybody to potentially identify with, but none of them have enough to do, with only Law and to a lesser degree Mikkelsen, who brings real contempt and menace to Grindelwald, making much of an impression. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreApr 15, 2022
If the series was conceived as a way to hold on to the fans of the original books and movies who are now grown, what’s clear in practice is it’s a children’s story staggering to support a few ambitious and deeply underdeveloped themes. Read full review
25
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiApr 18, 2022
“Secrets,” somehow the third of a planned five, really puts the “dumb” in Dumbledore. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 12, 2022
There are all kinds of dull movies. There’s check-your-watch (or phone) dull. There’s run-into-the-bathroom-to-splash-water-on-your-face dull. And then there’s Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which is standing-up dull. Read full review
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Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 14, 2022
Productions can go wrong. Certain elements can fail to ignite or cohere. Bad stuff happens all the time, especially in industrial enterprises of this magnitude, but usually there’s some good stuff to dilute the debacle. Not here, though. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshApr 13, 2022
It feels like a bad parody, a shadow of what a film is, not an actual film itself. The color palette is a dreary mud puddle of grays and browns, and there’s no sense of space or geography. It has no weight, no heft, no texture, no color, no sense of magic or wonder in the least. The story itself has no sense of stakes or resonance, and the actors vary in affect from lifeless to dutiful to pained. Read full review
20
PolygonCharles BramescoApr 5, 2022
An evident attempt to right the ship has turned into a calamitous case of mission drift, as a property with no identity travels in nonsensical circles, looking for a sustainable new direction. Read full review
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