Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | March 18, 2019
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Almost as "fans-only" as Infinity War. Fine performances by pretty people amidst CGI magic and whimsy.
| genre | Fantasy |
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| synopsis | Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. |
| lead actors | Eddie Redmayne | Katherine Waterston | Alison Sudol | Johnny Depp | Jude Law | Dan Fogler | Ezra Miller | Zoë Kravitz | Callum Turner | Claudia Kim | Carmen Ejogo | Jessica Williams | William Nadylam | Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson | Ólafur Darri Ólafsson | Kevin Guthrie | Brontis Jodorowsky | Derek Riddell | David Sakurai | Fiona Glascott | Wolf Roth | Victoria Yeates | Poppy Corby-Tuech | Cornell John | Sabine Crossen | Claudius Peters | Bart Soroczynski | Danielle Hugues | Alfie Simmons | Isaac Cortinovis Johnson | Olivia Popica | Alfie Mailley | Simon Wan | Morrison Thomas | Andrew Turner | Linda Santiago | Alfrun Rose | Maja Bloom | Olwen Fouéré | Simon Meacock | David Wilmot | Ed Gaughan | Jamie Campbell Bower | Toby Regbo | Hugh Quarshie | Isaura Barbé-Brown | Keith Chanter | Jemima Woolnough | Hollie Burgess | Thea Lamb | Joshua Shea | Isaac Domingos | Ruby Woolfenden | Johanna Thea | Liv Hansen | Israel Ruiz | Jag Patel | Nick Owenford | Tahir Burhan | Deepak Anand | Alexandra Ford | Andrew Blackall | Christopher Birks | Phil Hodges | Michael Haydon | Tim Ingall | Stephen McDade | Jeremy Oliver | Dave Simon | Jason Redshaw | Callum Forman | Ryan Hannaford | Donna Preston | Nasir Jama | Aykut Hilmi | Natalie Lauren | Annarie Boor | Deano Bugatti | Bernardo Santos | Connor Wolf | Sean Gislingham | Adrian Wheeler | Sean Coleman | Andy Summers |
| director | David Yates |