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Jul 25, 2017therhiannamater rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Disclaimer: Card carrying, midnight book release goer, proud Ravenclaw here. I'm incredibly protective of my Harry Potter fandom. I literally grew up with the series. After the agony that was The Cursed Child, I was scared to get my hopes up for this one. I put off seeing it time and again, not because I was expecting to not enjoy it, but out of the anxiety of just not knowing what to expect. That being said, I freaking LOVED this movie. Eddie Redmayne was wonderfully cast, and gave such personality and, dare I say, magic to a character that had next to nothing to go off of. FBAWTFT gave us a glimpse of the Wizarding World we didn't get from the Harry Potter series and it was equally fascinating to see what the American magical scene is like. I was worried that the lack of a British locale would feel artificial and strange, but between the backdrop of the 1920's and the whimsical atmosphere, it was everything I could've asked for and more.