Newt Scamander is in trouble when he travels to the U.S. and accidentally switches his suitcase with a "no-maj" (person without magical abilities). You see, the suitcase he gives the no-maj has powerful creatures that could cause a mess of disturbances if discovered as Newt is trying to advocate for them in the world of wizardry, let alone people without magic find out about them. The problems get worse as a dark and powerful creature is expected to unleash its wrath if it can't be found first. The problem is, there are good and bad forces at play in trying to find it. The question is, who will get to it first and will anyone survive?
Our film takes place 70 years before Harry Potter entered Hogwarts so it is interesting to see another story, mostly unrelated. There are a few mentions of famous wizards we meet in the Harry Potter stories, but that's as far as it goes. IMDB gave it a 7.9/10 and Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 77%. I would give it a solid 7/10 only because I felt the beginning dragged a bit. Once I got my refill on popcorn and pop, then came back into the theater I was hooked the rest of the film. The abilities of the wizards in this were compelling since we weren't watching them learn about their powers such as Harry Potter and his pals. I also appreciated that I was extremely confidence I knew what was going to happen, then the film turned a different direction. It was magical, dark, and the characters were each unique in their own ways. It was also neat to see how the countries differed in their interactions with wizards. A definite must see, but leave your young children at home. Some of the dark scenes deal with death so if you wouldn't have taken your young ones to see the last few Harry Potter movies, then I would not take them to this.
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