Certainly not a perfect film, but I don't feel that it is that inferior to the first one. Both are overstuffed, both have too many characters and too many side plots, both don't have the magic of Harry Potter. Now, it's fine to be on this world and sometimes is visually mesmerising. I'm not a big fan of the main character - or any character in particularly - and that is an issue, but I like what I see from the beasts and the effects and the dark side of it kind of work for me.