It’s time to put this middling, money-making franchise of J.K. Rowling out to pasture, writes nschager in this review of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'
and then immediately devising expedient ways to circumvent them, which neuters a good deal of the drama’s stakes.casts his political ascension in obvious Nazi terms, replete with Germany’s ministry of magic conspiring to make him a candidate in the election for leader of the wizarding world.
saga, Newt’s relationship to the grander battle against Grindelwald is tangential; instead of having a personal connection to the fight , he’s simply a nice guy swept up in a larger sociopolitical storm.
Trading in Depp’s ornate hair and costuming for a more straightforward suit-and-tie style, Mikkelsen is the finest aspect of. Yet he’s denied an opportunity to truly enliven this tale, which prefers to waste time on Grindelwald’s minion—and supposed weapon of Dumbledore destruction—Credence Barebone , a petulant bore who, like most everyone else, comes across as a narrative device masquerading as a flesh-and-blood person.
’s head-spinning complications, a small relief. And Yates’ stewardship remains efficient, full of lucidly imaginative set pieces that never quite overwhelm the material’s emotions. Unfortunately, this tentpole’s clockwork maneuvers are so rote that there’s no suspense during its times of great peril, and no elation over its triumphs.
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