As much as I wanted to LOVE this movie to be wondrous - and I did want to, because the previous "Harry Potter world" movies I have richly anticipated and thoroughly enjoyed when they came out were fantastic - this one was not!

I went with my spouse and we were both expecting to be entertained with a delightful and wicked story. While I will give a "tip-top A rating" for the special effects, the story line was no where to be found. No matter how hard we tried to find the plot, we failed.

To top it off, understanding much, if not most, of the dialogue was impossible. I don't know if it was the theater's sound system, or a fault in the movie's sound track, but it was most frustrating.

The 3 stars I gave are for the special effects, only.