Excellent Atmosphere

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2006)

Well, first off....I must admit that I didn't read the book yet. Every time I saw it standing in a book shop I was tempted, but I just didn't have the time to read it yet. So I was glad to see that they finally made a movie...I thought the atmosphere of the movie is captivating, even though I saw the solution at the end coming. The photography of the location was excellent and even though I never was a great fan of Hans Zimmer I must say he did a great job on the soundtrack, which is subtle but yet very emotional at times. Also the main actors (I just adore Ian McKellan) fit and were believable in their roles. All in all I would strongly recommend this movie over to anything that is currently in the movie theaters...