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Jab’s functn, stead of anythg rooted his story, is simply to be an dience POV character for long-time adult viewers (he’s even gifted a prop wand). There li the film’s fatal flaw: feels aimed at grown-up Potter fans spe beg distctly juvenile s nceptn. Dpe s foc on polics, ’s pletely apolil, wh a plot that centers on three potential wizard lears whout actually amg or exprsg any of their beliefs — cludg those of s central villa. Constant fs is ma over why Grlwald is the wrong kd of lear, but Rowlg’s world, there’s no right kd of lear for ntrast. The right lear is simply the least disptive one.</p><p class="jsx-3649800006 ">The Secrets of Dumbledore matas the seri’ ntuy, but only the most superficial, goldfish-memory sense. It brgs back faiar characters like Newt, Ths, and Yuf Kama (William Nadylan), but none of them behave as if Grlwald recently murred someone they love (Zoe Kravz’s Leta Ltrange, at the end of the prev film). Few characters have anythg remblg real human emotns or motivatns, bee their purpose isn’t to be real people, but rather to assist the slow forward crawl of a plot whose piec n be reassembled practilly any batn whout the big picture really changg. As for the “secret” of the tle — ncerng Crence, whose real name was revealed to be Aureli Dumbledore the last film — the ls said about the better, but were you to stumble across a spoiler for onle, would probably read like a practil joke by virtue of beg utterly nsequential.</p><div id="p-article-below-slishow-2" class="jsx-3647225544 piano-template-placeholr wh-shadow"></div><output class="box-wrapper jsx-537794787" data-cy="article-slishow"><button type="button" style="display:none" class="jsx-3968970857"></button><div class="jsx-2415274857 slishow-preview"><h3 class="tle5 jsx-3573724151">The Harry Potter Universe's Most Fantastic Beasts</h3><div class="jsx-2415274857 imag-ntaer"><button type="button" aria-label="Open Slishow" class="jsx-2415274857 hero-image"><img dg="async" alt="Woe to anyone foolhardy enough to disturb the tree of a Bowtckle. 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They’re known to be extremely aggrsive to all who approach, which was an issue when Hogwarts’ Care of Magil Creatur teacher, Profsor Kettleburn, smuggled one to the school." src=" class="jsx-2920405963 progrsive-image jsx-1049729975 image aspect-rat aspect-rat-16-9 jsx-1330092051 jsx-3166191823 round hover-opacy loadg"/></button><button type="button" aria-label="Open Slishow" class="jsx-2415274857 gallery-image"><img dg="async" alt="Thtrals endure a fairly mabre reputatn, part due to their skeletal appearance, but mostly thanks to the fact that they are visible to those who have “never been tly touched by ath.” However, the wged hors are gentle and kd nature and pull the rriag om Hogsmea statn to Hogwarts." src=" class="jsx-2920405963 progrsive-image jsx-1049729975 image aspect-rat aspect-rat-16-9 jsx-1330092051 jsx-3166191823 round hover-opacy loadg"/></button></div></div></div></output><div id="p-article-below-slishow-2" class="jsx-3647225544 piano-template-placeholr wh-shadow"></div><p class="jsx-3649800006 ">You uld end the seri here and ltle of value would be lost. What remas, by the time The Secrets of Dumbledore to a close, is merely the promise of watchg the same patch of grey pat ntug to dry over two more entri. Please. No more.</p></sectn></sectn><div class="stack jsx-2881464549"><div id="p-article-before-verdict" class="jsx-1985944744 piano-template-placeholr wh-shadow"></div><div data-cy="verdict" class="article-sectn"><h3 class="tle3 jsx-2673620116">Verdict</h3><p class="article jsx-2571790323">While Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore fally mak Dumbledore nonilly gay, do ltle else of note, remag sttered across half a dozen nsequential subplots for most of s ntime. It looks drab and feels like was ma by people who want to leave s magil premise behd, even though the seri ref to have anythg remblg grown-up polics or perspectiv.</p></div><div class="jsx-303009029 adun-wrapper"><div class="jsx-303009029 bobble bobble-1 pogot pg-article"><div data-mix-name="sendaryMedrec" data-pos="1" data-pogo-hi="1" class="jsx-343126785 pogo-slot"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="jsx-3517015813 right-rail"></div></div></div><div class="jsx-1897904587 page-ntent"><div id="p-article-below-all-article-ntent" class="jsx-3647225544 piano-template-placeholr wh-shadow"></div><div id="p-article-below-object-summary" class="jsx-3647225544 piano-template-placeholr wh-shadow"></div><sectn class="box-wrapper jsx-537794787"><div class="box jsx-2911101772"><h3 class="tle5 jsx-246508861" data-cy="object-review-tle">Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Review</h3><div class="jsx-3547104548 review-ntent"><div class="stack jsx-2736506000 review-tails"><div class="stack jsx-868863109 review-sre-sectn"><figure class="review-sre hexagon-wrapper jsx-2261199557 xxlarge"><div class="hexagon"><span class="hexagon-ntent-wrapper"><figptn>4</figptn></span></div></figure><div class="stack jsx-868863109"><a href=" class="terface jsx-153568585 bold unrled small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Review srg</a></div></div><div class="stack jsx-898908585"><div class="tle1 jsx-563107772 sre-text">bad</div><div class="article jsx-2571790323 small">The Secrets of Dumbledore is an un-fantastil Potter prequel wh untertg secrets.</div><a href="/person/SiddhantAdlakha" class="stack jsx-1007281465 text-wh-avatar jsx-1801437288 thor-tails" tle="Siddhant Adlakha"><span><div class="jsx-2135715744 profile-thumb aspect-rat aspect-rat-1-1"><img dg="async" alt="Siddhant Adlakha Avatar" src=" class="jsx-2920405963 progrsive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-2407332289 jsx-3166191823 loadg"/></div></span><figptn class="jsx-3547104548"><div class="terface jsx-153568585 tle bold">Siddhant Adlakha</div></figptn></a></div></div><div class="jsx-3547104548 image-ntaer"><img dg="async" alt="Official IGN Review" src=" class="jsx-2920405963 progrsive-image jsx-1049729975 aspect-rat aspect-rat-16-9 jsx-1330092051 jsx-3166191823 round-medium loadg"/></div></div></div></sectn><div id="p-article-below-object-review" class="jsx-3647225544 piano-template-placeholr wh-shadow"></div><sectn class="box-wrapper jsx-537794787 article-thor"><div class="box jsx-2911101772"><div class="stack jsx-3731985753"><div class="jsx-2135715744 profile-thumb aspect-rat aspect-rat-1-1"><img dg="async" alt="Siddhant Adlakha" src=" class="jsx-2920405963 progrsive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-2407332289 jsx-3166191823 loadg"/></div><h3 class="tle5 jsx-1231161345">More Reviews by<!-- --> <a href="/person/SiddhantAdlakha">Siddhant Adlakha</a></h3></div><div class="stack jsx-3438181877 meta-ems jsx-3609068095"><a href="/articl/the-pod-generatn-review" class="terface jsx-1981028558 thor-review"><figure class="review-sre hexagon-wrapper jsx-468196757 medium"><div class="hexagon"><span class="hexagon-ntent-wrapper"><figptn>4</figptn></span></div></figure><div class="terface jsx-153568585 review-tle bold">The Pod Generatn Review</div></a><div class="jsx-1608829512 divir vertil"></div><a href="/articl/oppenheimer-review" class="terface jsx-1981028558 thor-review"><figure class="review-sre hexagon-wrapper jsx-468196757 medium"><div class="hexagon"><span class="hexagon-ntent-wrapper"><figptn>10</figptn></span></div></figure><div class="terface jsx-153568585 review-tle bold">Oppenheimer Review</div></a><div class="jsx-1608829512 divir vertil"></div><a href="/articl/n-rabb-n-review" class="terface jsx-1981028558 thor-review"><figure class="review-sre hexagon-wrapper jsx-468196757 medium"><div class="hexagon"><span class="hexagon-ntent-wrapper"><figptn>5</figptn></span></div></figure><div class="terface jsx-153568585 review-tle bold">Run Rabb Run Review</div></a></div></div></sectn></div><div class="jsx-1897904587 page-ntent"><div id="p-article-below-nnatix" class="jsx-3647225544 piano-template-placeholr wh-shadow"></div><div class="jsx-1897904587 three-lumn"><div class="jsx-1897904587 bottom-ntent"><sectn id="ments-sectn" class="jsx-1897904587 ments-sectn"><div data-spotim-module="nversatn" data-post-id="cb3f8c0e-97df-4734-82d7-4f8000908148" data-post-url="></div><div style="marg-right:1em"><div data-spotim-module="pc"></div></div></sectn></div><div class="jsx-1897904587 bottom-right-rail"><div class="jsx-1247231955 ign-remends"><h3 class="tle3 jsx-739685789 ign-remends-headle"><svg class="ign-in jsx-2881019173 in-logo" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 76 24" aria-hidn="false" role="img"><tle>IGN
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