This film makes absolutely no sense. I cannot believe that so much money was spent on a movie that completely destroys the true magic that was built up in the HP books (the films at least tried their best to do it justice). There are plot holes without end and throughout the movie, I kept wondering who is who and what is happening...and WHY!?

Questioning something during a film can be good - but all the questions I had just distracted me from enjoying the story...that - again - did not make sense in the end. Certainly not in the greater context of what we know and learn from HP series. A lot of people have drawn attention to the timeline issue.

But my problem is with the characters and what they bring across the screen. Grindelwald is not scary in the slightest. Even the first HP movie with the first appearance of Voldemort was more scary than this. And no, it's not about certain feelings. However, one would expect one of the worst magicians of all time to make us shake in our boots. (And yes, you can make something scary and still have it be kid-friendly...it's how you build it up).

My beef is also with Johnny Depp (as a huge letdown). Colin Farrell was far more convincing in his dark demeanour.

Having said all that, I agree with many of the other reviews addressing the lack of beasts and the ludicrous plot line. It is shoddy storytelling with many fantastic effects. Yet, I still have hope that the third film might be able to make up for this awful second instalment.