Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a spin off from Harry Potter books and ready to hit the theaters in India on 18th November 2016. New locations, new characters, and new problems greet harry Potter fans into the world of Fantastic Beasts. The movie is set in 1926 New York and you must forget all you know abut Harry Potter to enjoy this new world. The movie is based on the Dumbledore approved text book of the same name for students at Hogwart’s.
After Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, this will be another fantasy movie that will wow the viewers.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Cast
Directed by David Yates, who directed the last four Harry Potter movies, this one seems more appropriate for adults than just children. The film was made on a budget of $180 million. J. K. Rowling writes both, the story as well as the screenplay for the movie.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Director: David Yates
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol
Running Time: 2h 13m
Release Date: November 18 2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story
There is something wrong in the prohibition era New York. The wizarding world is uneasy and fearful of being discovered by the common folk. In midst of this turmoil, Newt Scamander arrives in New York with a briefcase full of wild magical creatures. His job is to protect these endangered creatures and find new ones across the globe.
But his secret won’t be a secret for long. When Kowalski opens the briefcase by mistake, the creatures escape into the human world and begin to wreck things. Struggling investigator Tina and Queenie join hands with Scamander to contain the situation before people find out what’s happening around them.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Reviews
With a near perfect score, the film is a must watch for harry Potter fans. The prequel has a bit of everything. Whimsical creatures, tense, dark moments, heart-warming romance, and fast pace.
Cinematographer Philippe Rousselot does an amazing job of capturing post economic crisis New York with perfect costumes and color palette for this adventure period drama. Eric Kohn of IndieWire gives the movie thumbs up as much for its story as for visual effects and calls it the one movie that could have made the poor Summer box office spectacular.
Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly, however, is not enthusiastic as most other reviewers. For him, the source material is too thin and the movie seems a bit too stretched out. Performances by actors other that Redmayne too leave a lot desiring.
But with a sequel already underway, the consensus seems to be that Rowling and Yates are able to capture their fans attention and deliver entertaining two hours in the cinema halls and in the magical world.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Trailer
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