Summary
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.
Cast
Eddie Redmayne
Newt Scamander
Jude Law
Albus Dumbledore
Mads Mikkelsen
Gellert Grindelwald
Ezra Miller
Credence Barebone / Aurelius Dumbledore
Dan Fogler
Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol
Queenie Goldstein
Callum Turner
Theseus Scamander
Jessica Williams
Eulalie 'Lally' Hicks
Katherine Waterston
Porpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
Oliver Masucci
Anton Vogel
Richard Coyle
Aberforth Dumbledore
William Nadylam
Yusuf Kama
Maria Fernanda Cândido
Vicência Santos
Poppy Corby-Tuech
Vinda Rosier
Victoria Yeates
Bunty Broadacre
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Helmut
Dave Wong
Liu Tao
Fiona Glascott
Minerva McGonagall
Cara Mahoney
Waitress
Maja Bloom
Carrow
Wilf Scolding
Frank Doyle (Workman #1)
Kazeem Tosin Amore
Workman #2
Noor Dillan-Night
Workman #3
Manuel Klein
Tall Auror
Valerie Pachner
Henrietta Fischer
Ramona Kunze-Libnow
Edith (Elderly Matron)
Lucas Englander
Horst
Jan Pohl
Ministry Official
Matthias Brenner
Otto
Peter Simonischek
Warder
Jacqueline Boatswain
Ida Webb (British Witch)
David Bertrand
Victor (French Minister)
Stefan Race
Karl (Dark-Eyed Waiter)
Jessica Cartledge
Redheaded Ravenclaw
Rahda Sthanakiya
Tiny Witch #1
Isabelle Coverdale
Tiny Witch #2
Dónal Finn
Albert (Baker)
Paul Low-Hang
Zabini
Hebe Beardsall
Ariana Dumbledore (uncredited)
Crew
Director
David Yates
Original Series Creator, Screenplay
J.K. Rowling
Screenplay
Steve Kloves
Reviews
msbreviews
April 12, 2022
7
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/fantastic-beasts-secrets-dumbledore-spoiler-free-review
"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a significant improvement over its predecessors, proving that Steve Kloves really can work miracles - J. K. Rowling still has a lot to learn.
By completely shifting the main focus of the franchise to the love relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, as well as the exploration of the former's imperfections and the tragic, complex past of his family, it gains an emotionally powerful, genuinely fascinating narrative component. Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen's superb performances broadly contribute to this.
Too bad the first half suffers from the constant tweaks to the saga, taking once-important characters through irrelevant side adventures and repairing plot points established in earlier installments, seriously undermining the previous films and negatively affecting the pacing of this one.
The boat is no longer sinking, but the damage might be too much to continue sailing..."
Rating: B
Media
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Senior Year
Memory
Jurassic World Dominion
The Batman
Interceptor
Turning Red
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
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Rise
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