I thought this film would basically be a homage to the book and Newt would go on a hunt around New York for all his magical creatures and it would be wholesome light fun...that is not what happened.

The film is DARK and I sincerly hope nobody brought their children to the cinema to see this. At time I thought I was watching Tim Burton instead of Harry Potter and was on par with the scariest parts of the HP franchise is not scarier.

Redmaybe was okay byt Katherine Waterston was far better and stole every scene she was in. Dan Fogler also played the cluess muggle (we're not going with no mag) very well too.

There seemed liek several big names in this film who were in it for 5 seconds (Zoe Kravitz, Depp etc) who just didn't need to be. Rather than hiring big "A-listers" I think the cast should've relatively understated and the actors should've been allowed to make the role their own without being instantly recognisable.

I probably won't be watching the sequels because, as I mentioned, this film had a darker underlying storyline which I didn't really care about. In my opinion this should've been a movie seperate from the originals with only a few hints and easter eggs in there for die hard fans. I don't see the point in bringing backstories for characters who should either get their own movies or be left alone. So this movie could've been infintely better if it was more focused on the creatures and less on Grindelwald and the creepy cult people...but still a decent and captivating film.