Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Movie • 2016

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In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.

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Roger Ebert

As with most complicated narratives, it is best to simply sit back at some point and enjoy the ride.

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Vanity Fair

The film, directed by Harry Potter vet David Yates and written by none other than Harry Potter dreamer-upper J.K. Rowling, is indeed cute, and whimsical, and all the things we’ve come to associate with the brand. But it’s also rife with political allegory, unafraid of grimness in a way that the previous Harry Potter films, which were about children, couldn’t quite be.

vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-movie-review

Common Sense Media

Delightful but dark Potter prequel is more grown-up.

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The Guardian

The joy of this spin-off from the Harry Potter-verse is that by viewing it through a Hogwarts-tinted lens we rediscover the magical allure of Manhattan at its most grubby and gothic.

theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/20/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-review

Letterboxd

Somehow completely forgot that this ends on an oppressed child being straight-up executed by the bureaucratic state, the villain being outraged and demanding change, and our Good Ally heroes just briefly sad about it before going back to the adorable animals.

letterboxd.com/film/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them/

IMDb

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a thoroughly entertaining affair that is well worth a watch, especially if you're a fan of J.K. Rowling's magical world."

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