squall_teh

Half of the users review-bombing this are purple-haired trans-rights activists who wish death upon JK Rowling for her psychopathic murderous twitter statements such as "only woman have wombs."

The other half are basement-dwelling men's rights champions who can't get over the fact that Johnny Depp was pre-emptively (and mistakenly) replaced for this film.

None of them have watched the movie. Never before have these two sides come together and agreed on a single matter -- until now. I guess nothing binds strangers together as strongly as blind hatred does.

This film is amazing. Leave your baggage at the door and simply watch it for what it is. It's not the magic that makes this movie magical; it's the characters, the story, and of course -- the beasts. Paired with the beautiful visuals & cinematography, I easily give this movie a 9/10.

In a year of complete garbage sequels, prequels, and remakes, this was a pleasant surprise.

So many great actors in this movie -- but my god was it boring.

I really tried to immerse myself in this one -- as I love period drama/thriller/crime films. Perhaps I was in a bad mood or something, for even during the action scenes it simply felt like nothing was happening.

4/10 Brendan Fraser chungus.

Satisfactory at best. I should've turned it off as soon as I saw the Blumhouse logo (the children's horror specialists).

Production quality was good; but the story bland and the characters unengaging. Most of the acting was decent enough -- with the exception of the main younger girl who was basically just reading off cue cards and pulling funny facial expressions. Oh, we'll make her use some profanity though so you know she's cool and interesting.

The ending was boring and unimaginative. I'm not sure why this movie was made.