So I honestly felt I would enjoy this film, totally overlooking
the fact that it is related to The Harry Potter films, which I was never a fan
of. However when I watched the trailer, unlike the Potter films, it definitely
appealed to me. It helped that Eddie Redmayne was in the lead as Newt
Scammander. I'm a fan of Redmayne's work, and couldn't see myself passing over
a film he was in. Not to mention Colin Farrell was featured. Someone I'm also a
fan of and who I'm rooting for a career comeback. This movie has been receiving
high remarks from critics, so I was expecting to enjoy it.
I can say I did
enjoy it, however I didn't love it as much as I thought I would. The movie felt
a bit all over the place at times. There were way too many magical creatures
that took away from the live characters in the story. Although visually
beautiful and appealing, there was just way too much magic for my taste. Maybe
it's because I didn't find the magic to be extraordinary, and sometimes just
annoying at times. I found myself wanting to dose off more than once, but
didn't for fear I'd miss something amazing, but that never happened. There were
some entertaining scenes, but there were also some lack luster performances
that too away from the film. My favorite characters were Jacob Kowalski the No-Maj
and Queenie Goldstein. They were the best parts about the movie for me. I
thought the creatures would be more interesting, but there were just too many
of them for really have interest in any one in particular ~shrugs.
The movie was just
ok for me, but I'm probably not the best judge since I had no interest in the
Potter series. I would say that if you plan to see it, seeing on TV would do it
no justice as there are some nice visual scenes that need to be experienced on
the big screen...B-
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