Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
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.
Critics Sentiment
Dumbledore and Grindelwald meet in the Muggle teashop
Anton Vogel acquits Grindelwald of all criminal charges
The film peaks with the emotionally powerful opening between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, then crashes when the convoluted political plot takes over with Vogel's nonsensical acquittal of Grindelwald.
The film starts strong with a praised emotional opening between Dumbledore and Grindelwald but quickly becomes bogged down by convoluted plotting and too many characters. While the visual spectacle and some character moments provide occasional highlights, critics found the political machinations confusing and the overall narrative thin and unfocused.
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Eddie Redmayne
Newt Scamander
Jude Law
Albus Dumbledore
Mads Mikkelsen
Gellert Grindelwald
Ezra Miller
Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
Dan Fogler
Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol
Queenie Goldstein
Callum Turner
Theseus Scamander
Jessica Williams
Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks
Katherine Waterston
Porpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
Oliver Masucci
Anton Vogel
Richard Coyle
Aberforth Dumbledore
William Nadylam
Yusuf Kama
Maria Fernanda Cândido
Vicência Santos
Poppy Corby-Tuech
Vinda Rosier
Victoria Yeates
Bunty Broadacre
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Helmut
Dave Wong
Liu Tao
Fiona Glascott
Minerva McGonagall
Cara Mahoney
Waitress
Maja Bloom
Carrow
Crew
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