We've seen it before. In a series of three movies, the second one is more irritating and confusing than the first and not close to as good as the third. But you can't do without it, because it provides necessary background for what happens in the next movie. But "Crimes" really pushes the limits of viewers' patience, tolerance, and interest. So many new characters, and it's hard to tell who's important and who's not. Very murky plot, focused Credence's birth family, but that often gets lost amidst all the other things going on. Any HP fan will be concentrating on the younger versions of characters we've only met in their old age, and on seeing characters that we've only heard mentioned. Figuring out what's going on is like trying to unscramble eggs! However, a third movie is obviously planned, maybe even in production already, and it will probably bring everything together. I fully expect it to be excellent. But, blimey! Could J.K. Rowling not have written books for this series, so we could go back and re-read them to figure out what's going on? I'm giving "Crimes" a 5, based on lovable Newt, the nifflers and the bow- truckles, and a few other fantastic creatures whose names I don't know (another problem).