6/10
Be Kind, Please Rewind
12 March 2019
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

One way to tell an inmate is a magician is if their visitors arrive with rabbits concealed up their butts.

Fortunately, the prisoner in this fantasy doesn't need contraband bunnies to breakout.

With help from his followers, dark wizard Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) escapes prison and sets out to find a powerful orphan (Ezra Miller) that can overthrow rival wizard Dumbledore (Jude Law). Meanwhile, enchanted zoologist Newt (Eddie Redmayne) has his visa reinstated by the Ministry of Magic. The only catch is he must locate the enchanted urchin before Grindelwald does.

While the SPFX continue to impress, this second chapter of the Harry Potter prequel - written by J. K. Rowling herself - is more convoluted than the initial installment. Doing away with the fantastic beasts and focusing instead on new characters sparks little magic in this flashy cash grab.

Moreover, magicians with criminal records can only work on cruise lines. Yellow Light
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