Ok. Well The Crimes of Grindlewald isn't a bad film - but as with films in the 6, 7 or 8 range, it has issues.

There's too much going on. It's hard to follow. There aren't enough hand-holds for those of us who enjoyed the thrills of the original Harry Potter series. This Fantastic Beasts stuff is darker, harder, more grown-up - but that doesn't make it better.

The other thing is that although the CGI is amazing - there is just too much of it.

Strengths; Johnny Depp is almost unrecognisable as the calculating psychopath Grindlewald. A decent performance from an actor known for his oddness though. Jude Law only has a cameo as Dumbledore. I wanted to see more of him, but I guess that comes in the later films. Redmayne is also good once again as the shy disembling Scamander. Redmayne is always good - no matter what he's in.

So, I'm supposing that this series is just getting going. I know film 3 is the the can for 2022. Let's hope they make The Secrets of Dumbledore a little more accessible.