I find it grievously sorrowful that being a colossal fan of Harry Potter-considering I grew up with the books, movies, etc. and saw Philosopher's Stone 362 times on TV as a child-I had scarcley to no anticipation for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. This could be due to the fact that the first Fantastic Beasts-while certainly not bad nor even mediocre-was kind of just a nameless, yet, amusing entry in J.K. Rowling's saga.

So conclusively, I didn't have virtually any expectations going into this new Wizarding flick, besides having the accustomed mindset that it'd at least curve out to be "decent."

"Psyche!" - Warner Bros.

Who would've guessed that the newest HARRY POTTER MOVIE would be the most boring-not necessarily the worst-movie of the year? Like...how? Y'all have got to be seriously talented to somehow make such a magnificently splendid and enticingly alluring crafted universe seem so manifestly tiresome? Trust me, Fantastic Beast 2 is a SNOOZEFEST.

J.K. Rowling, I know you and I have an on an off relationship. Let's face it, I appreciate the world you've constructed for all of us; You're basically the co-creater to some of my most fondest childhood's memories. But... sometimes...you can get a little kooky with your work-and your public influence but I won't dive into that due to the controversial incentives behind it. This screenplay Rowling...it's not working for me, and based on most reactions I've witnessed, it's not working for most critics/audiences/fans.

There is no proper reason for this movie to exist in terms of how it impacts the lore. You could literally release Fantastic Beasts 3 today, erase or "obliviate" my memory of seeing Crimes of Grindelwald, and I probably wouldn't be too thickly, disoriented in the storyline. This movie is a spree of superfluous, aimless, and furthermore, disconcerting, expositional information, which on top of that, happens while way too many side-plots are all cooccurring at once. The filmmakers here have managed to make so much appear like so little. Now, that's some real magic, ay?

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald needed at least thirty-two more cuts until it should've been distributed. It's a messy, messy, messy mess of a blockbuster. Glad to see that we've officially shattered the streak of never having a "bad" Harry Potter movie. (I raise my glass) Here's to you, the studio who made this garbage pail of a catastrophe happen! Cheers! (Verdict: D)