https://www.cnet.com/news/fantastic-beasts-2-review-a-lovable-mess/

While the first in the series didn't quite reach Rowling's high standards, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald offers greater stakes, a tyrannical villain and more of those adorable creatures only Rowling's creative genius can come up with. And if nothing else, the Fantastic Beasts franchise provides us with yet another way into Rowling's much-loved and incredibly detailed magical world.

But it's definitely for fans and fans alone.