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while the crazy creatures are the highlight of the movie, they're not enough to recapture the magic of Harry's adventures at Hogwartsby Joshua Yehl [IGN Movies ]
there's much to admire on screen. But conversely, it still feels like the magic is missing so far. That the ingredients seem to be here, but they've not gelled into a story good enoughby Simon Brew [Den of Geek ]
Rowling and Yates have given us a terrifically good-natured, unpretentious and irresistibly buoyant filmby Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
patchy but occasionally charmingReview rate : C+ by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky [A.V. Club ]
far from perfect, but action-packed and splendid-lookingby John DeFore [Hollywood Reporter ]
big, bold and teeming with imagination, it is so busy world-building that it occasionally forgets to have fun. But with this heavy lifting done, there's every reason to hope for an even more magical adventure next timeby Helen O'Hara [Empire Online ]
a confident and surprisingly funny adventure that's more charming than most of the eight Harry Potter filmsby Brian Truitt [USA Today ]
"Fantastic Beasts" takes the bait right on cue, not repeating a formula so much as enriching it with a spellbinding polishReview rate : B+ by Eric Kohn [Indiewire ]
"Fantastic Beasts" amplifies both the strengths and weaknesses of Rowling's storytelling approach, which unfolds in the episodic style of vintage serials - a cliff-hanger-oriented tactic that works well in novels...but feels less elegant on screenby Peter Debruge [Variety ]