12 Dumbest Movie Plot Twists Of 2016
2. Graves Was Grindelwald The Whole Time - Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Johnny Depp’s inclusion in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them feels like a last-minute choice, with the actor's appearance being heavily promoted just before the release date. Once the studio decided they were turning Fantastic Beasts into a five-part series perhaps they had last minute concerns, and felt they needed star power to secure their investment, and tease a sequel.
It feels odd they would choose Depp to portray the dark wizard Grindelwald though, since the actor has recently been on a near record number of bombs – The Lone Ranger, Yoga Hosers, Transcendence, Mortdecai and so on. Any hope he might bring his a-game is quickly dashed with his surprise cameo, where it’s revealed Colin Farrell’s Graves is actually Grindelwald in disguise.
Farrell’s charismatic turn gives way to Depp hamming it up like he always does. The twist feels rushed and nonsensical too, and it doesn’t bode well for future movies.