Too many characters with boring backstories, a lady that turns to a snake, a depressed man, an alchemist that lives forever, a brother, a childhood friend, more friends from the previous movie, a villain with several villain henchman.. the list just goes on and on. What is this movie even about?

Magical beasts are irrelevant in this movie too. Imagine if the movie was about Griswald controlling magical beasts as evil servants and Newt trying to rescue them with the help of a younger McGonagall and the previous generations of Hogwarts students! Or since Newt got kicked out of Hogwarts show us how great the Ilvermorny school of magic is in America and Newt's rise in fame in that school instead.

I'm giving a 4 because the scenery is gorgeous.