Johnny Depp has always attracted outlandish vibes to himself so it was inevitable that he would appear in the magic world and for a moment there I was genuinely happy about that. That was before I have watched the movie.

Pushing the boat from the pier we still have the previous part in mind with its miraculous imagery and creatures that make you melt in your seat from cuteness. However, as it was with Harry Potter the age limit of the movie made a huge leap and now we are facing not a story for children but an undeveloped action with some bits of politics and insights on ethics.

While watching the trailer for the 10th time I was hyped to the core to see aforementioned Johnny Depp and Jude Law, especially the latter. In the end, what we've got was a stomachache from the very undercooked Grindelwald and some rumbling in the bowels from the tasty scent of Dumbledore in the kitchen that was apparently served to a wrong table.

The consolation prize by means of showing almost the same tricks of Eddie Redmayne is not enough to cover the cruel crime of ruining the expectations and the franchise itself.

I would not say that the problem was in Johnny Depp, it was in his character and the way the storyline went. It was because of the dumb ways to bring back the characters for the pleasure of the audience, which was not found there. It was because of the "novelties" that seemed like a cheap trick on the fair leaving with a feeling of being scammed by a greedy bearded scoundrel.

I don't even have to wake up from the dream, no magic enchantment was cast while watching this mistake. All that I can say is that the cast was fooled into performing a bad screenplay, of course, a lot of people will tell that it might be an important step towards the future chapters but I will cut the talk and say that I would gladly jump over it and rather have some flashbacks in a good story than a crappy plot with rare breaks of genuine magic.