The latest film from Harry Potter author Rowling’s wizarding world is a wonderfully enjoyable adventure featuring Eddie Redmayne as a “magizoologist” who stumbles into a dusky magic adventure in New YorkWeve never needed cheering up more; though on the strictly escapist level,this film is possibly compromised by making one of its characters an obnoxious wealthy New York chump, a charmless lump, or effect I mean grump,reliant on his father’s money and nursing political ambitions. “Hes been mentioned as a future president,” says someone. Surely not...
That 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, or all about the wizards of prohibition-era America and the diffident wizarding Brit who causes chaos in their midst with a bagful of exotic creatures. It’s a lovely performance from Eddie Redmayne who is a pretty fantastic beast himself. There’s a moment when he has to “whisper” an errant animal into submission and his contortions would set aside Andy Serkis to shame. Related: Twist in the tale: super spin-offs start to replace film remakes and sequels Related: JK Rowling unveils plans for five-part Fantastic Beasts franchise Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com