(Upfront, I'm sorry for any misspellings) I'm under the belief that there hasn't been a bad film in the Harry Potter franchise. At worst, they're enjoyable, so I would definitely say I'm a fan of these movies. However, I haven't read any of the books(though I do own them). I've always remembered the movies way more, they're kind of like another Star Wars to me. So when I say that Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a bad movie, you have to understand that it's coming from someone who really wanted to say it was good. I'm not saying there isn't good stuff in here, because I think there is a good amount. First off, Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander really works for me. I like his charm and he's a protagonist that I enjoy watching. Dan Fogel also continues to be a highlight, being the comedic relief character, a character that could go completely wrong but ends up keeping me entertained. In terms of new inclusions, Jude Law was amazing as Dumbledoor. There was a specific moment where it felt exactly like a younger version of him, but also took on a while new personality, seeing a new side to him that we haven't before. Most of the other performances were fine, though one stood out as not bad, but kind of disappointing in Johnny Depp's Grindelwald. Without spoiling anything, there was a certain piece of information that he reveals that is really important. However, I couldn't hear a thing he was saying because he mumbled the line. I asked my friend after the movie and he didn't understand it either, so good thing I was with someone who uses a closed captioned device so I knew what he said. Other than that, I thought his performance was fine. I would get into the characters themselves right now, but I would like to save that for when I go into the story. However, I would like to talk about Grindelwald, though if you want to remain completely free of what some would call spoilers, I would recommend skipping this section. I found there to be a significant flaw with his character, that being I don't know why he's doing what he's doing. I'm only told he's a really dangerous guy without being shown or actually finding out WHY he's a dangerous guy. I'm going to get into some more topics along these lines later, but I wanted to mention that while I was talking about Johnny Depp. Music is great as always and that's all I can say on that. The score always feels magical. Directing is also great as always. Okay, now I want to get into the issue of this movie. That's the story, or the lack of one. The best way I can describe this movie is that it begins as a normal movie, has the exposition and goes from there. Here's the thing: it never GOES from there, it just keeps giving us some exposition, and most of it feels useless. It's just a bunch of events that happen but don't add up to anything. I honestly don't think there is a plot in this movie, it's only trying to set up for the next one. So when I brought up the characters, I mentioned I couldn't talk about them because I don't think they have any arch's, at least they have no visible growth. I think this reflects the nonexistent story because it adds to absolutely nothing going on. When I say that, I think it's an exaggeration, because there's a lot that happens, but it's almost impossible to follow. Now I do know people are saying it's hard to follow(which is true), but I feel like people think they can't follow it because they aren't big on Harry Potter, which I disagree with. The plot is just that messy. Wrapping this up, I like the characters(some of them anyway), music, and directing. However, the plot(or lack of one) is so bad that I can't bring myself to recommend this movie to anyone. I was honestly kind of sad that I gave this movie a 3/10, and you could say "just move it up", but I don't feel like I can. In my objective opinion(if that makes sense), I think this movie is bad, and I don't know if I can watch it again.