Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Most of the film is overwhelmed by extensive use of CGI, the plot of this caper seems a bit trite at times, but considering this is one-fifth of a new franchise, one hopes that better adventures will follow, with a profound insight into the Dumbledore-Grindelwald relationship.

Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them is mostly fantastic thanks to its visual appeal than dialogue. A little dreary because it thrusts muggle problems onto us even in the wizarding world,something which Harry Poyyer was less synonymous with.

The set designs are out of this world, Colleen Atwood's costumes makes the era come alive and the CGI is both inventive and affective. The story may not make much sense altogether, but the magical experience thereof is never limiting. This is, by far, the best Potter movie — even if it is not about him.

All in all, audiences new and old alike are treated to an endearing adventure with the promise of more to come from J.K. Rowling.

I cannot watch the movie multiple times but if you are a Potterhead, you must definitely watch it once.

If you are a Potterhead, you do not need a reason. But if action is your thing, Fantastic Beasts blends fantasy with it to suit your needs. Catch the movie in 3D to experience the best of the special effects.

There is enough escapist entertainment, from well-staged battle sequences and signature British wit to explorations of Scamander's never-ending suitcase (occasionally hampered by stodgy CGI), to make the film perfectly primed for the dreary times in which humanity finds itself.

And its shortcomings notwithstanding, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is thoroughly enigmatic and essential to be experienced on the big screen.