![]() By retreating into familiar territory and actively rejecting any real innovation, it reveals itself as a one-trick pony. However, any goodwill it achieved came crashing down with a third-act plot twist that seemed more like a cop-out.Īnd therein lies the first major mistake of the saga. ![]() Most of the film focused on the titular creatures, with a few slight detours into two love stories. The setup was promising enough, and the casting of actors like Dan Fogler and Katherine Waterston promised a new side to the overly English world of Potter and his friends. The first Fantastic Beasts followed a charming yet utterly forgettable Eddie Redmayne as the equally charming yet unimpressive Newt Scamander, a magizoologist who sets several magical creatures loose in 1920s New York. ![]() Would this be a documentary-style adventure for the world of Harry Potter? Or would it be an old-fashioned action-adventure escapade, an Indiana Jones yarn with wands and robes? The answer was more complicated but somehow unbearably boring. The choice to base this so-called new chapter in the Wizarding World on the spin-off book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them raised eyebrows from the start. Doomed from the start Image used with permission by copyright holder ![]()
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