I have mixed feelings.
The one queer character in canon was only implicit in this movie - J. K. Rowling has identified Grindelwald as Dumbledore's ex-lover. Likewise the 3 characters identified as Jewish outside the movie were never explicitly shown as Jewish. Even for early in the 20th Century New York was awfully white - evewn though the wizards (and elves) were more diverse few gotten any significance.
I think I could have missed the first half hour - but once it got going it was an enjoyable show. There was a well-earned twist.
There's a lot of set-up for future movies that didn't pay off in this one. I think I'll enjoy the future ones better.