Utter trash, the cast is all wrong, especially Eddie Redmayne who is always the same boring banshee mannequin in everything he's in, lacking any acting talent or flare except for in Pillars of the Earth.

Some of the casting choices in this are so bad they're repulsive and perplexing, and none of them inspired any feeling in me other than annoyance or frustration, but that's probably largely due to the directing and writing failures.

The movie itself lacks any shred of the magic or feeling from the Harry Potter movies.

I don't like David Yates' directing style either. It's always so flat, dull and lifeless compared to the other directors of the HP movies. I have no clue why Warner Bros. Didn't keep them on rather than Yates.

The only acting talent in this movie that keeps it from being a 1/10 is Johnny Depp, despite him being given garbage material to work with.

I hope they can bring back Alfonso Cuaron who had the most inspiring vision for the HP universe of all the franchise's directors.

Lastly, the movie title is a lie. There's nothing fantastic about it, or the supposed beasts. And crimes? What crimes to speak of that warrants it being the movie title? Also Grindelwald isn't the main character in his own movie, the Newt guy is. It should instead be titled Fantastic Hair: The Curls of Newt, Occasionally Featuring Grindelwald.