Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022)
"Return to the magic."
Overview
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.
Steve Kloves
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J.K. Rowling
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David Yates
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A Muggle Thing
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Jude Law & The Cast of Fantastic Beasts Answer Uncommon Questions - Uncommon Questions
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Jacob Kowalski Saves the Day
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The Magic of Hogwarts
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Newt & Theseus Scamander Go Back to Hogwarts
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Mads Mikkelsen’s Grindelwald
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A Charming New Professor
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Unlocking Dumbledore’s Past
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Even More Fantastic Beasts
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Written on April 12, 2022
"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a significant improvement over its predecessors, proving that Steve Kloves really can work miracles - J. K. Rowling still has a lot to learn.
By completely shifting the main focus of the franchise to the love relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, as well as the exploration of the former's imperfections and the tragic, complex past of his family, it gains an emotionally powerful, genuinely fascinating narrative component. Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen's superb performances broadly contribute to this.
Too bad the first half suffers from the constant tweaks to the saga, taking once-important characters through irrelevant side adventures and repairing plot points established in earlier installments, seriously undermining the previous films and negatively affecting the pacing of this one.
The boat is no longer sinking, but the damage might be too much to continue sailing..."
Rating: B
