As a huge fan of the original films and books, I wanted this movie to be brilliant and reminiscent of Hogwarts. Unfortunately, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is just vanilla. With a shallow plot and uninteresting characters, I left the film wanting to go back and watch Prisoner of Azkaban and Deathly Hallows pt. 2.

The CGI was weak (shades of the Phantom Menace), the wizarding terminology (No-Maj, MACUSA, etc.) was forced and the acting wasn't anything special. While I still hope for sequels, this film shows that the magic of the Wizarding World is not in the wands or the spells, but in Hogwarts.