well, this movie exceeded my expectation. was expecting a kiddy movie ala the first harry potter, but ended up pleasantly surprised with the darker theme similar to the latter movies in the harry potter series.

oh and there's a surprise actor appearance near the end of the movie. similar to matt damon's appearance in Interstellar, who was not involved or shown in any of the movie's ads or promotion.

my only major gripe is with the acting of the main actor, eddie redmayne. i dont know, something's a bit off. i believe he is supposed to portray a weird character but ended up being a bit cringey lol.

character development a bit lacking, but since this is the first movie in the series (they planned 5 movies), im pretty sure jk rowling will take her sweet time to reveal more in depth on each of the characters' past.

a solid 8/10 from me

This post has been edited by G_KeN: Nov 18 2016, 01:10 PM