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Movie ID: 1430
RT slug: fantastic_beasts_the_crimes_of_grindelwald
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fantastic_beasts_the_crimes_of_grindelwald
Release year: 2018
Runtime: 133 mins
Wide release date: 2018-11-16
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2019-02-14
Tomatometer final: 36%
Audience score final: 53%
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directors: David Yates
Writers: —
Producers: David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Lionel Wigram, Steve Kloves
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-09-30 21:05:09
Updated: 2026-09-30 21:05:09
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has glimmers of the magic familiar to Harry Potter fans, but the story's spell isn't as strong as earlier installments.
Canonical reviews: 335
Canonical fresh: 120
Canonical rotten: 215
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 335 (120/215), 36% (35.821% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-09-29 19:10:45
Snapshot Tomatometer: 36%
Snapshot review count: 335
Snapshot fresh count: 120
Snapshot rotten count: 215
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #4210 (full_snapshot)
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| 1 | Eddie Redmayne | Newt Scamander |
| 2 | Katherine Waterston | Tina Goldstein |
| 3 | Dan Fogler | Jacob Kowalski |
| 4 | Alison Sudol | Queenie Goldstein |
| 5 | Ezra Miller | Credence Barebone |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281693 | John Daniel Tangalin | The Cinema Spot | Rotten | 5/10 | 2025-07-19T15:27:51.000Z | 2025-07-19 15:27:51 | The Harry Potter film franchise had a charm to it, and the first Fantastic Beasts brought us back to that, but this film proves that magic could run out as time moves forward. |
| 281694 | Kate Boyle | InSession Film | Fresh | B | 2023-03-08T19:52:32.000Z | 2023-03-08 19:52:32 | Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald is a decent addition to J.K. Rowling’s universe. I think I still like the first one more. It’s obviously a bit of a filler film, which some people may not like, but I don’t have a problem with. |
| 281695 | Ash Jefferson | But Why Tho? | Rotten | 4/10 | 2023-01-22T22:29:22.000Z | 2023-01-22 22:29:22 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald was a disappointment. They tried to accomplish so many things and in the end, they accomplished nothing. |
| 281696 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-03-04T05:08:20.000Z | 2022-03-04 05:08:20 | From the digital monotony of its visuals to the uninvolving characters, it fails to evoke much of a response. |
| 281697 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-02-05T00:21:13.000Z | 2022-02-05 00:21:13 | ...another ill-advised installment in what's shaping up to be a seriously disastrous series. |
| 281698 | Lonita Cook | KCTV5 News at 9 | Fresh | — | 2021-10-05T00:01:16.000Z | 2021-10-05 00:01:16 | I loved everybody, but from a critics perspective I have to say it felt a bit unresolved... it's like it was specifically there to say, "hey we have another one coming". |
| 281699 | Rick Marshall | Digital Trends | Rotten | — | 2021-07-13T14:27:16.000Z | 2021-07-13 14:27:16 | Scholars of the Harry Potter saga's complicated mythology might find a lot to like about The Crimes of Grindelwald, but others will find the events of the film bewildering. |
| 281700 | Michael J. Casey | Michael J. Cinema | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2021-03-30T16:20:21.000Z | 2021-03-30 16:20:21 | You might expect that the author of seven of the most beloved and re-read novels of our time could come up with something a little more engaging. |
| 281701 | Tori Brazier | Flickering Myth | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-03-25T22:02:50.000Z | 2021-03-25 22:02:50 | Although The Crimes of Grindelwald might not be the strongest entry in this franchise, it promises exciting things for the future of the Fantastic Beasts canon. |
| 281702 | s.e. smith | Bitch Media | Rotten | — | 2021-03-11T22:31:16.000Z | 2021-03-11 22:31:16 | The Crimes of Grindelwald's lack of awareness goes much deeper than a mere miscasting, |
| 281703 | Natasha Alvar | MovieBabble | Rotten | C+ | 2021-03-07T08:50:37.000Z | 2021-03-07 08:50:37 | It feels lazily put together, with certain revelations not making sense, really coming across as a cash-grab rather than a well-delivered sequel. |
| 281704 | Richard Crouse | Richard Crouse | Rotten | 2/5 | 2021-02-03T21:52:16.000Z | 2021-02-03 21:52:16 | Despite its grand face, feels thin, over written and under dramatic. |
| 281705 | Candice McMillan | KOMO News (Seattle) | Fresh | — | 2021-01-28T23:32:15.000Z | 2021-01-28 23:32:15 | Once the clerical work is out of the way and the groundwork has been laid, the story quickly finds its groove. |
| 281706 | Mike Massie | Gone With The Twins | Rotten | 4/10 | 2020-12-06T00:02:40.000Z | 2020-12-06 00:02:40 | The entire opening is a mess of special effects, rapid cutting, and characters swooping across a blackened sky, making it impossible to decipher exactly what is going on. |
| 281707 | Paul McGuire Grimes | KSTP-TV (St. Paul, MN) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-11-05T00:42:53.000Z | 2020-11-05 00:42:53 | Prequels are exceptionally hard to get right, but this is a slight improvement over the first one. |
| 281708 | Victor Pineyro | Seventh Art Studio | Fresh | 7/10 | 2020-08-30T01:41:06.000Z | 2020-08-30 01:41:06 | It leaves a little too much for the sequels, but for any Wizarding World fan, it's great to experience nostalgia through the magic of Newt Scamander's briefcase. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 281709 | Andrew Gaudion | THN | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-08-28T15:07:40.000Z | 2020-08-28 15:07:40 | This return to the Wizarding World is unfortunately plagued by an over-convoluted plot that lacks drive and coherence, making it difficult to be truly excited about the future of this spin-off franchise. |
| 281710 | Stephen A. Russell | The New Daily (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2020-08-19T07:32:11.000Z | 2020-08-19 07:32:11 | The real meat comes in the expansion of the first film's religious fundamentalism storyline that saw Samantha Morton's wicked stepmother prey on the conflicted mind of adopted son Credence Barebone (a creepy Ezra Miller). |
| 281711 | Zehra Phelan | Flavourmag | Rotten | 3/5 | 2020-07-25T20:43:26.000Z | 2020-07-25 20:43:26 | An overzealous need for detail just confuses the outcome into a pile of mess. This is a Bogart we hope they can stupefy in the next instalment. |
| 281712 | Matt Cipolla | Film Monthly | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2020-07-25T20:26:22.000Z | 2020-07-25 20:26:22 | Has time frozen over in the Wizarding World? Is this franchise officially nothing more than a machine to rake in cash? What happened to . . . the magic? |
| 281713 | Ricardo Gallegos | Pólvora | Rotten | — | 2020-07-05T01:22:08.000Z | 2020-07-05 01:22:08 | Not only is this a setback on the 'second Potter saga', but it also destroys much of what the previous film had done so well. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 281714 | Fiona Underhill | JumpCut Online | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2020-07-02T06:21:12.000Z | 2020-07-02 06:21:12 | An extremely mixed bag, but for me, the good outweighed the bad. Two hours spent in the Potter universe is always going to be preferable to just about anything else I could be doing. |
| 281715 | Steven Prokopy | Third Coast Review | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2020-07-01T23:21:53.000Z | 2020-07-01 23:21:53 | A bounty of information that seems important even if we're not sure why, where plot turns seem to occur just to keep things exciting, and far fewer fantastic beasts are present than the title implies. |
| 281716 | Damond Fudge | KCCI (Des Moines, IA) | Rotten | — | 2020-06-28T03:02:59.000Z | 2020-06-28 03:02:59 | The Crimes of Grindelwald [feels] jumbled, at times. A lot of ideas are thrown into the movie's runtime ... [making] things feel more like Rowling is simply moving pieces around on a game board, trying to find a plot path rather than advancing the story. |
| 281717 | Charlotte Harrison | VultureHound | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-01-28T19:51:31.000Z | 2020-01-28 19:51:31 | This is a film made with the intent for profiting off the fans without actually caring for them. |
| 281718 | Chris McCoy | Memphis Flyer | Rotten | — | 2020-01-21T20:34:03.000Z | 2020-01-21 20:34:03 | For most of Crimes, Rowling, who wrote the screenplay, and director David Yates, who brought the original Potter film octalogy to its conclusion, chase one subplot after another and end up nowhere. |
| 281719 | Julian Lytle | Ignorant Bliss | Rotten | 3.5/5 | 2020-01-11T16:10:51.000Z | 2020-01-11 16:10:51 | podcast review |
| 281720 | Nicolás Delgadillo | Cultured Vultures | Rotten | 3/10 | 2019-10-30T01:22:00.000Z | 2019-10-30 01:22:00 | Crimes of Grindelwald is a confusing and frustrating waste of talent and story. The first big misfire for the Harry Potter franchise. |
| 281721 | Chris Sawin | GeeksHaveGame | Rotten | 1.75/5 | 2019-09-01T16:02:14.000Z | 2019-09-01 16:02:14 | The Crimes of Grindelwald is visually outstanding, but its convoluted storytelling, uninspired performances, and inability to make the events of this sequel seem relevant causes it to feel like a torturous 134-minute exposure to a Caterwauling Charm. |
| 281722 | Josh Wilding | ComicBookMovie.com | Rotten | 1/5 | 2019-08-29T23:12:50.000Z | 2019-08-29 23:12:50 | A fantastic reason to see something else this weekend, The Crimes of Grindelwald is a massive disappointment and the prospect of having to sit through three more movies before this story is completed is downright depressing. |
| 281723 | Linda and Al Lerner | Movies and Shakers | Rotten | — | 2019-08-27T22:41:01.000Z | 2019-08-27 22:41:01 | It's a mess. |
| 281724 | Mel Campbell | The Look | Rotten | — | 2019-08-22T23:17:28.000Z | 2019-08-22 23:17:28 | Entropy has crept into JK Rowling's wizarding world... but perhaps it was never meant to sustain grown-up stories. |
| 281725 | Brigid Presecky | FF2 Media | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-08-19T22:01:50.000Z | 2019-08-19 22:01:50 | It's the quieter moments where Newt does his thing that makes The Crimes of Grindelwald more than just a set-up movie. |
| 281726 | Allison Rose | FlickDirect | Fresh | 3/5 | 2019-07-12T15:56:32.000Z | 2019-07-12 15:56:32 | The magical aspects and visuals are appealing, but the film is clunky and awkward. Fans of the Potter Universe will no doubt go to see it but shouldn't expect it to be as inviting as the first film. |
| 281727 | Rucha Sharma | DNA India | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2019-07-10T17:14:56.000Z | 2019-07-10 17:14:56 | The Crimes of Grindelwald's strength lies in the character dynamics. |
| 281728 | Ryan Syrek | The Reader (Omaha, NE) | Rotten | D+ | 2019-06-18T19:37:10.000Z | 2019-06-18 19:37:10 | All the fun of footnotes being reenacted, often by an abusive chode, this is more needless proof that all prequels are exploitive, fan-fleecing garbage. |
| 281729 | Ellie Lucas | The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) | Rotten | 2/4 | 2019-06-03T15:36:26.000Z | 2019-06-03 15:36:26 | This dark and joyless film is bound to leave audiences scratching their heads than experiencing any kind of wonder. |
| 281730 | Jennifer Bisset | CNET | Fresh | — | 2019-05-15T03:36:19.000Z | 2019-05-15 03:36:19 | There's something to love about this unruly creature. Thanks to a script from Rowling herself, there's a creativity and wit you won't see in the average fantasy movie. With plenty of character reveals, cameos and references, it's a must for fans. |
| 281731 | Kaitlyn Booth | Bleeding Cool | Rotten | 4.5/10 | 2019-05-15T00:51:56.000Z | 2019-05-15 00:51:56 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is an overly long, poorly paced piece of exposition and not much else. |
| 281732 | Deirdre Molumby | entertainment.ie | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2019-05-06T10:35:15.000Z | 2019-05-06 10:35:15 | It feels just like the second film in an over-extended film series. |
| 281733 | Peter Gray | Brisbanista | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2019-05-01T12:29:09.000Z | 2019-05-01 12:29:09 | Let's hope the threequel proves a more enticing dish |
| 281734 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Fresh | 3/4 | 2019-04-16T00:27:08.000Z | 2019-04-16 00:27:08 | World building and plot seeding sometimes bogs down this entertaining and imaginative sequel to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." |
| 281735 | Brent Hankins | Spoiler TV | Rotten | 4/10 | 2019-04-08T22:38:15.000Z | 2019-04-08 22:38:15 | Nearly everything that occurs here is just to lay the groundwork for events yet to come, leaving this reviewer to ponder how a film with so much talking can actually say so very little. |
| 281736 | Wendy Shreve | Featuring Film | Rotten | — | 2019-04-02T23:25:49.000Z | 2019-04-02 23:25:49 | Incorporates so many side shows that by the movie's end the audience feels as muddled as the film's story. |
| 281737 | Stephen Garrett | Book & Film Globe | Fresh | 3/5 | 2019-03-10T23:30:32.000Z | 2019-03-10 23:30:32 | Despite all the googly-eyed creatures of the land, air, and sea, this handsome production does strive towards genuine human drama under all the digital confetti. |
| 281738 | Cate Young | BattyMamzelle | Rotten | 2/5 | 2019-03-10T05:25:31.000Z | 2019-03-10 05:25:31 | J.K. Rowling is leading the charge in destroying the thing so many have loved, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is proof. |
| 281739 | tt stern-enzi | Fox19 (Cincinnati, OH) | Rotten | — | 2019-03-04T22:52:07.000Z | 2019-03-04 22:52:07 | A bunch of building at this stage. At some point, I want to live in the world, not watch it being put together. |
| 281740 | Víctor López G. | Espinof | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2019-03-04T22:27:16.000Z | 2019-03-04 22:27:16 | A film that is loaded with mythology, but feels incomplete and lacks magic, but perhaps stands on its own. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 281741 | S. Indra Sathiabalan | The Sun Daily (Malaysia) | Fresh | — | 2019-03-02T01:08:04.000Z | 2019-03-02 01:08:04 | As a whole, the movie is entertaining, although its emotional core could have been handled better. |
| 281742 | Britt Hayes | Crooked Marquee | Rotten | D+ | 2019-02-20T01:08:53.000Z | 2019-02-20 01:08:53 | Perhaps the shortest straw was drawn by Ezra Miller, whose talents are far too great for the measly part he's given. |
| 281743 | Deborah Cornelious | The Hindu | Rotten | — | 2019-02-13T01:13:06.000Z | 2019-02-13 01:13:06 | Unfortunately, all of Yates' accomplishments can't quell the underwhelming realisation that Rowling sent her fans on a wild goose chase that only just might come to fruition in 2020. |
| 281744 | Paula Fleri-Soler | Times of Malta | Rotten | 3/5 | 2019-02-09T01:20:52.000Z | 2019-02-09 01:20:52 | There is so much going on that the few moments the action lets up a little are spent trying to figure out who and what and why and how. |
| 281745 | Roxana Hadadi | Chesapeake Family Magazine | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2019-02-07T20:10:19.000Z | 2019-02-07 20:10:19 | Certain characters spend all of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald barely doing anything, and the wide-open nature of the ending in particular cheapens the preceding film. |
| 281746 | Calum Baker | One Room With A View | Rotten | 2/5 | 2019-02-05T23:32:15.000Z | 2019-02-05 23:32:15 | This is dour, exposition-heavy, strangely under-imaginative, and aggravatingly boring - and what happened to those fantastic beasts? |
| 281747 | Emmanuel Noisette | The Movie Blog | Rotten | 6.5/10 | 2019-01-29T20:39:45.000Z | 2019-01-29 20:39:45 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald falls short of being a satisfactory standalone film. While there are reportedly five films in total for this Fantastic Beasts franchise, this movie felt like a long middle, transitional film. |
| 281748 | Ani Bundel | WETA | Rotten | — | 2019-01-29T20:37:16.000Z | 2019-01-29 20:37:16 | An exercise in the danger of having no bumpers for a creative mind hellbent on retrofitting her history to fit a current tale. |
| 281749 | Sarah Ward | Concrete Playground | Rotten | — | 2019-01-28T06:47:02.000Z | 2019-01-28 06:47:02 | Less concerned with serving up an engaging new chapter that stands on its own merits, and more interested in prolonging the series. |
| 281750 | Amanda Greever | The Daily Times (Tennessee) | Rotten | — | 2019-01-24T23:31:59.000Z | 2019-01-24 23:31:59 | The Crimes of Grindelwald is dark and wants to convince you it is more complex than its predecessor. It's not. Just poorly conceived on nearly every level. |
| 281751 | Carlos Díaz Reyes | Vanguardia (Mexico) | Rotten | 4.5/10 | 2019-01-22T23:26:56.000Z | 2019-01-22 23:26:56 | In an attempt to recapture past glories, this film ends up being a chaotic mess with nothing interesting to say. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 281752 | Pete Vonder Haar | Houston Press | Rotten | 2/5 | 2019-01-19T15:45:46.000Z | 2019-01-19 15:45:46 | The Crimes of Grindelwald exists solely as a place setter for whatever the third FB movie ends up being (Pickett Goes Bananas?) |
| 281753 | Rachel Wagner | rachelsreviews.net | Rotten | 1/10 | 2019-01-19T11:50:12.000Z | 2019-01-19 11:50:12 | It's just terrible and I'm sad. The end. |
| 281754 | Evan Dossey | Midwest Film Journal | Rotten | — | 2019-01-19T02:47:45.000Z | 2019-01-19 02:47:45 | An incoherent but not entirely unenjoyable mess of a prequel |
| 281755 | Leslie Combemale | Cinema Siren | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2019-01-18T18:11:49.000Z | 2019-01-18 18:11:49 | Audiences will likely find themselves losing connection to everyone but Newt, who is the only character given a solid arc. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a visually beautiful misstep. "Accio, better script!" |
| 281756 | Min-sik Yoon | Korea Herald | Fresh | — | 2019-01-09T22:09:18.000Z | 2019-01-09 22:09:18 | It is still a joy to look at, from design and action to overflowing content of the magical world. |
| 281757 | Amanda Sink | The Hollywood Outsider | Fresh | 9.5/10 | 2019-01-09T21:11:14.000Z | 2019-01-09 21:11:14 | An enchanting return visit to the Wizarding World with stunning set design, an engaging story, and masterful performances. |
| 281758 | Emmet Asher-Perrin | Reactor | Rotten | — | 2019-01-08T20:16:43.000Z | 2019-01-08 20:16:43 | The Crimes of Grindelwald fails to reproduce the fun of the original-and fills Rowling's Potterverse with a slew of gaping holes. |
| 281759 | Michael Burgin | Paste Magazine | Rotten | — | 2019-01-04T23:06:31.000Z | 2019-01-04 23:06:31 | Because of these problems-as well as a multitude of other, even more mundane scripting issues-Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald elicits the wrong type of wonder. |
| 281760 | Nick Hilton | CineVue | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-12-28T18:16:26.000Z | 2018-12-28 18:16:26 | There is something quite charming about the construction of Rowling's jokes, her touch for relationships, that feels organic and unexpected. |
| 281761 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2018-12-22T16:10:39.000Z | 2018-12-22 16:10:39 | A too long, too weak, too confusing jumble of characters and ideas that most outside of the hardcore Harry Potter fan base will struggle to find any enjoyment. |
| 281762 | Matt Brunson | Film Frenzy | Rotten | 2/4 | 2018-12-21T22:21:48.000Z | 2018-12-21 22:21:48 | This is the first series entry that feels as if it's doling out punishment rather than pleasure. |
| 281763 | Matt Ward | Cinematic Considerations | Rotten | — | 2018-12-19T21:13:42.000Z | 2018-12-19 21:13:42 | Casual viewers may be left confused as to the film's meaning as The Crimes of Grindlewald ultimately serves as an extended prologue for three movies to come. |
| 281764 | Kelli Weston | The Skinny | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-12-12T12:16:17.000Z | 2018-12-12 12:16:17 | A lot here works: it's more tonally assured than its predecessor and, bar certain eye-rolling climatic revelations, exploits the Potter nostalgia fruitfully. |
| 281765 | Nick Johnston | Vanyaland | Rotten | — | 2018-12-10T00:10:51.000Z | 2018-12-10 00:10:51 | ... [M]alaise infects every aspect of the filmmaking. |
| 281766 | Ephie Cozza | Aggressive Comix | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-12-08T00:21:42.000Z | 2018-12-08 00:21:42 | There is just so much bad...but there are a few really funny, cute, good moments...do me a favor and end this franchise. |
| 281767 | Colby Bryant | Colbybryant.com | Rotten | 5.75/10 | 2018-12-07T06:33:50.000Z | 2018-12-07 06:33:50 | The film didn't work as well as I hoped it would going in ... While the film offers some intriguing scenarios ... there is a lot left lacking as a film to itself. |
| 281768 | Tim Stevens | Comicsverse | Rotten | — | 2018-12-07T03:08:50.000Z | 2018-12-07 03:08:50 | CRIMES is the kind of film where good performances end up getting swept up and away by the swirling maelstrom of the plot. |
| 281769 | Allen Adams | The Maine Edge | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-12-05T21:22:25.000Z | 2018-12-05 21:22:25 | [L]ong and vaguely confusing and - most damningly - joyless ... if your movie about exploring the wonders of a massive wizarding world isn't fun, then what are we even doing here? |
| 281770 | Rafael Rosales Santos | Konexión (MX) | Rotten | 6/10 | 2018-12-05T19:05:47.000Z | 2018-12-05 19:05:47 | Sadly, if you are not a fan of Harry Potter, you will suffer throughout the inconsistent story. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 281771 | Ed Whitfield | The Ooh Tray | Rotten | — | 2018-12-02T22:25:17.000Z | 2018-12-02 22:25:17 | There's a mystery at the heart of this film, but it's not the identity of Ezra Miller's non-descript wizard, or the sparing use of Depp's Hitlerlarian sorcerer, rather why did Rowling think there was enough material to hang an entire second movie on? |
| 281772 | Matthew Turner | Hero Collector | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2018-12-01T13:59:37.000Z | 2018-12-01 13:59:37 | [The sequel] can't quite capture the magic of the first and gets bogged down in trying to set up future instalments, rather than concentrating on its own plot and characters. |
| 281773 | Lapacazo Magrira Sandoval | New York Amsterdam News | Fresh | — | 2018-11-30T22:33:12.000Z | 2018-11-30 22:33:12 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a solid choice during the holiday season. |
| 281774 | Brian Gibson | Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-11-30T20:21:32.000Z | 2018-11-30 20:21:32 | [It's] a torpid, dreary continuation of what's becoming the Dumbledore Reunion Tour, this is puff and smoke-fantasy without splendor, joy, fun, or much color at all. |
| 281775 | Jim Lane | Sacramento News & Review | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-11-29T18:18:26.000Z | 2018-11-29 18:18:26 | [Rowling's] script here is the worst thing she's ever written -- incomprehensible if you haven't seen Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, saddling the actors with endless pages of indigestible exposition, an inert, lifeless set-up for the next movie. |
| 281776 | Asia Frey | Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) | Fresh | — | 2018-11-29T15:25:48.000Z | 2018-11-29 15:25:48 | It suffers a bit from being in the middle of a series and having to set up so many questions that don't get answered yet, but for every complaint I hear about this flick, I can think of something in it worth watching. |
| 281777 | Chaim Gartenberg | The Verge | Rotten | — | 2018-11-28T21:25:56.000Z | 2018-11-28 21:25:56 | Hopefully, future installments will learn the lessons of The Last Jedi and start to reflect that by taking some risks, leaving this familiar storyline behind, killing some sacred cows, and trying something new. |
| 281778 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Rotten | D+ | 2018-11-28T19:16:12.000Z | 2018-11-28 19:16:12 | The actors are talented, the director is tested, and the movie looks good, but the story falls apart. |
| 281779 | Brian Gill | Mad About Movies Podcast | Fresh | B- | 2018-11-27T05:45:56.000Z | 2018-11-27 05:45:56 | The immense wonder of the Potterverse lingers but the bulk of Grindelwald feels like two movies haphazardly sewn together and the camera is far too interested in the wrong side of this creation. |
| 281780 | Emmanuel Báez | Cinéfiloz | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2018-11-27T01:11:46.000Z | 2018-11-27 01:11:46 | Johnny Depp is so transparent and his interpretation of one of the supposed greatest villains in magical history is ordinary. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 281781 | Fausto Fernandez | Fotogramas | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-11-27T00:46:47.000Z | 2018-11-27 00:46:47 | It's turning out to be a lot more interesting than some of the (leaden) previous films... because stylistically it seems to embrace the nineteenth-century novel without any kind of problem. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 281782 | Kevin A. Ranson | MovieCrypt.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2018-11-26T18:25:33.000Z | 2018-11-26 18:25:33 | Over-plotted and under-edited, even die-hard Harry Potter fans may find themselves left behind as the story lumbers forward like a Whomping Willow... and an overwhelming desire to cast "Riddikulus" at the theater screen. |
| 281783 | Jim Schembri | 3AW | Rotten | 1/5 | 2018-11-25T23:55:39.000Z | 2018-11-25 23:55:39 | Yet another big film that looks just the same as a stack of others. Eternally overcast and dimly lit, there are no fresh idea here... Worse still, you can really feel the strain in the storytelling. |
| 281784 | Pamela Hutchinson | Sight & Sound | Rotten | — | 2018-11-22T13:00:12.000Z | 2018-11-22 13:00:12 | 4 The befuddling parade of Potterishness, including a nostalgic excursion to Hogwarts, is powered by a corresponding excess of plot. |
| 281785 | David 'Mad Dog' Bradley | Adelaide Review | Rotten | — | 2018-11-21T23:46:58.000Z | 2018-11-21 23:46:58 | ...Far too much going on, oodles of ho-hum FX, iffy casting and forgettable characters that pale beside their Pottery counterparts... |
| 281786 | John Campea | The John Campea Show | Fresh | — | 2018-11-21T22:58:19.000Z | 2018-11-21 22:58:19 | I really appreciated what they did in this film, though I am not a Potterhead... |
| 281787 | Britany Murphy | Geeks of Color | Rotten | — | 2018-11-21T22:08:34.000Z | 2018-11-21 22:08:34 | Perhaps, we will just have to wait and see where the ending will bring us in a new film - but based on the events of this one, I am no longer that invested. |
| 281788 | Tatat Bunnag | Bangkok Post | Fresh | — | 2018-11-21T22:08:33.000Z | 2018-11-21 22:08:33 | The visuals in The Crimes Of Grindelwald are gorgeous, and probably even better than its predecessor. |
| 281790 | Sebastian Zavala Kahn | Cinencuentro | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2018-11-21T21:21:15.000Z | 2018-11-21 21:21:15 | Unsure of the story she wanted to tell, Rowling has crammed too much content into a single movie. It's the first time one of these films has bored me. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 281789 | James Hadfield | Japan Times | Rotten | 2/5 | 2018-11-21T21:21:15.000Z | 2018-11-21 21:21:15 | The wands and wizards are still there, but the magic is gone. |
| 281791 | Linda Marric | The London Economic | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-11-21T20:53:22.000Z | 2018-11-21 20:53:22 | A well acted, if ultimately lacklustre sequel. |
| 281792 | David Fontana | Film Inquiry | Rotten | — | 2018-11-21T03:55:43.000Z | 2018-11-21 03:55:43 | With too much happening all at once and not enough focus on bulding characters we actually care about, the film fails to leave any sense of an impact, which makes me concerned that future installments will fall victim to the same trend. |
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