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50 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThat entertainment enchanter JK Rowling has come storming back to the world of magic in a shower of supernatural sparks - and created a glorious fantasy-romance adventure.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinThe film is immaculately cast, and the chemistry between its four heroes holds your eye with its firework fizz.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeInvention and effects are the name of the game here, predictably, and this world invites us in as effectively as the best of the Potter episodes.... Somewhat less effective is the film's character-bonding agenda.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonLike the wizarding movies to which it’s connected, Fantastic Beasts is better the darker it gets, especially in a robust final reel where the film fully hits its stride.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeMaintaining Yates as director lends a consistency to the project, and yet, it would have been refreshing to get a completely new take on Rowling’s world with this series, especially considering how murky and self-serious they got in the final chapters. Still, Yates knows this world as well as anyone, and he excels at finding visual solutions for challenging ideas.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyFantastic Beasts is two-plus hours of meandering eye candy that feels numbingly inconsequential.
- 60Total FilmJamie GrahamTotal FilmJamie GrahamWhat Fantastic Beasts lacks in wonderment it almost makes up for in scares and subtext.
- 60ScreenCrushE. Oliver WhitneyScreenCrushE. Oliver WhitneyFantastic Beasts is a good movie, and offers a fun and inventive return to Rowling’s wizarding world, but it could have been a better movie if didn’t waste so much time setting up a new franchise.