Kevinicus
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - 5/10. Ugh, this was disappointing. It really lacks focus and doesn't really feel like anything happens until the last 20 minutes or so. It jumps back and forth between several groups of characters and it just doesn't feel like any of the threads are going anywhere. It's almost as if they were just wasting time until they got to the finale. Some introduced characters seem pointless, others from the first seem different, the editing was kind of a mess (I suspect quite a lot was cut out - it feels like there is connective tissue missing throughout most of this). And again, the titular beasts are pretty much just there and bring nothing to the story except unnecessary diversions or conveniences. The best part about the film are the tie-ins to the Potter series, particularly Law as a younger Dumbledore. Unfortunately, those should be bonuses for fans, not the hook. I might bring the score up to 6/10 for the ending which gives the impression the next one might be interesting, but they could flounder around in that one too.
