Early Reviews of 'Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them' Will Make You Impatient For Friday

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is about to release and if you are a Potterhead it is a nerve-wracking time. The spin-off to the epic Harry Potter series, the movie is not only hotly antcipated but also has high hopes attached to it.

The Harry Potter series, which are considered by many as the biggest film franchise of all time, also has a repuatation for being highly acclaimed by critics worldwide. With that amount of baggage, it could have been easily possible for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to crumble under the pressure.

BUT, thankfully, it has nor happened--not even a bit. 

The critics have lauded the movie, which is set up in 1920s New York and stars Eddie Redmayne and Colin Firth. The movie is directed by David Yates and written by J.K. Rowling herself.

According to Newsday, "J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" spinoff is sheer magic, a grand fantasy-adventure that already feels like an old family favorite."

According to Us Weekly, "Rowling, who wrote the screenplay, has layered a sophisticated and surprisingly dark origin story that will appeal more to grownups than the younger set."

According to indieWIRE, "The "Potter" movies were so well conceived that they contain endless possibilities for more entries, and "Fantastic Beasts" takes the bait right on cue, not repeating a formula so much as enriching it with a spellbinding polish."

According to Daily Mail (UK), "It's every bit as good as Potter and quite possibly even better. I absolutely loved it."

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is scheduled to release on November 18. 

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