The Cynical Cinephiles

Director: David Yates Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, Jude Law, Johnny Depp Two years after the worldwide success of  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , the sequel to the prequel franchise has arrived and attempts to amp up the stakes with added characters, varying plots and frequent globetrotting. As Gellart Grindelwald's (Depp) nefarious plan to raise pure-blood wizards to rule over muggles becomes more urgent, Albus Dumbledore (Law) enlists the help of his former student Newt Scamander (Redmayne) to thwart Grindelwald. Newt agrees to the task but is unaware of the dangers and complications that lie ahead as the wizarding world has never faced such division. J. K Rowling has an enviable and impressive imagination, capable of concocting fantastical worlds with genuinely interesting characters and plots that demand our investment. A read of any single Harry Potter book will tell you that much, but sadly h