Starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston. Written by J.K. Rowling and Steve Kloves. Directed by David Yates. 142 minutes long. Budget $200 million!
Is this it? Is it over now? Or are there more movies to come? Surely three is enough? Surely we've been punished enough?
Right, before we get started. I LOVED the Harry Potter films. Alas the same could not be said about the the Fantastic Breasts franchise. The first one was okay, except for Edgar Rednappy, whose acting style I find deeply irritating, it's the whole head-tilt, wet-eyed and whispering shtick I hate. That said, He wasn't so annoying in this outing, perhaps because he wasn't in it too much, and already this film get a point!
Now I disliked the last effort: The Crimes of Mr. Grimsdale, giving it just a 4/10. It was loud, annoying and the third act was a mess. Also it had Johnny Dumpp in it and I'm not a fan of his, no sir.
So I went into this one warily, indeed it's only because 3/4ths of the family wanted to go that I grudgingly went. So what's it about I hear you ask.
Is this it? Is it over now? Or are there more movies to come? Surely three is enough? Surely we've been punished enough?
Right, before we get started. I LOVED the Harry Potter films. Alas the same could not be said about the the Fantastic Breasts franchise. The first one was okay, except for Edgar Rednappy, whose acting style I find deeply irritating, it's the whole head-tilt, wet-eyed and whispering shtick I hate. That said, He wasn't so annoying in this outing, perhaps because he wasn't in it too much, and already this film get a point!
Now I disliked the last effort: The Crimes of Mr. Grimsdale, giving it just a 4/10. It was loud, annoying and the third act was a mess. Also it had Johnny Dumpp in it and I'm not a fan of his, no sir.
So I went into this one warily, indeed it's only because 3/4ths of the family wanted to go that I grudgingly went. So what's it about I hear you ask.
What a good question. Now pay attention because the plot is vast, epic, complicated and labyrinthine in scope, scale and complexity. I shit you not.
Okay, so, Colin Farrell who was Grimesdale in the first Breasts movie turned out to be Johnny Dumpp in the second movie, and now it's the turn of Mads Mikkelsen to play him in this one, just to confuse all those people who've not thought about this series since the last effort back in 2018, over four years ago.
So, he's very bad, Grimesdale, but not as bad as Lord Voltarol was in the Potter films. And half the magic population love him and the other half don't. He had this thing going with Dumbledore when they were younger, which is important for later on. In Germany the ministry of magic declare that Grimesdale can stand as leader of the magic kingdom in a forthcoming election and this is bad, apparently. Oh and there's this funny scaly deer creature that's very important cos it can smell evil or sense it, or something.
So Newt, Edward Breadsnack is sent to capture it, which he sort of does. Then lots of stuff happens and so Dumbledore gets the band back together again, recruiting Muggle pastry wizard Jacob Kowalski (Ben Fogler), Newt's brother (Callum Turner), Porpentina Esther "Tina" Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), and some other people for a sort of Ocean's 11 style adventure as each of the group team up for never specified missions that all culminate in the third act showdown where everything is explained and the film ends.
Okay, so, Colin Farrell who was Grimesdale in the first Breasts movie turned out to be Johnny Dumpp in the second movie, and now it's the turn of Mads Mikkelsen to play him in this one, just to confuse all those people who've not thought about this series since the last effort back in 2018, over four years ago.
So, he's very bad, Grimesdale, but not as bad as Lord Voltarol was in the Potter films. And half the magic population love him and the other half don't. He had this thing going with Dumbledore when they were younger, which is important for later on. In Germany the ministry of magic declare that Grimesdale can stand as leader of the magic kingdom in a forthcoming election and this is bad, apparently. Oh and there's this funny scaly deer creature that's very important cos it can smell evil or sense it, or something.
So Newt, Edward Breadsnack is sent to capture it, which he sort of does. Then lots of stuff happens and so Dumbledore gets the band back together again, recruiting Muggle pastry wizard Jacob Kowalski (Ben Fogler), Newt's brother (Callum Turner), Porpentina Esther "Tina" Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), and some other people for a sort of Ocean's 11 style adventure as each of the group team up for never specified missions that all culminate in the third act showdown where everything is explained and the film ends.
The version I saw was gloomy, murky, and looked dark, it lacked the colour and vibrance of the Potter films.
The worst thing about the film is the ending, which feels like it might be the concluding part but does leave a noticeable question hanging about two of the characters, so I don't know if this film ends the saga or if it's the Empire Strikes Back of the Fantastic Breasts series and there's more to come.
Who knows if the fans will warm to this or not, it's better than the last effort, but that's not saying much. Jude Law was good, but then he's always, as was Mads Mikkelsen, and the rest of the cast, with the exception of Egbert Freddrain all seemed to give it their all. There's some good CGI effects, apart from the crowd scenes, and the magical battles, especially the one with Dumbledore versus The Flash look good.
Who knows if the fans will warm to this or not, it's better than the last effort, but that's not saying much. Jude Law was good, but then he's always, as was Mads Mikkelsen, and the rest of the cast, with the exception of Egbert Freddrain all seemed to give it their all. There's some good CGI effects, apart from the crowd scenes, and the magical battles, especially the one with Dumbledore versus The Flash look good.
And that's about it. Not magical, not awful, as good as the first, better than the second and just not as good as the Harry Potters.
7/10
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