It has its moments, sure, but The Secrets of Dumbledore contains many of the faults of its predecessor. Most noticeably a plot that's hard to follow.
What made the Harry Potter films so much fun has been missing in these last two installments. Not to mention the distracting recasting of Grindelwald. Mads Mikkelsen is a fine actor, but he looks nothing like Johnny Depps version in the previous film, which makes it hard to buy that they're the same character.
I always love it when they return to Hogwarts, but it doesn't have a large role in how the story plays out. And it is unfortunate that Tina's role was reduced so much, but maybe there were some behind the scenes dramas I don't know about.
5.5/10 - Mediocre.
What made the Harry Potter films so much fun has been missing in these last two installments. Not to mention the distracting recasting of Grindelwald. Mads Mikkelsen is a fine actor, but he looks nothing like Johnny Depps version in the previous film, which makes it hard to buy that they're the same character.
I always love it when they return to Hogwarts, but it doesn't have a large role in how the story plays out. And it is unfortunate that Tina's role was reduced so much, but maybe there were some behind the scenes dramas I don't know about.
5.5/10 - Mediocre.