Tedious

Rating: 4/10 (30 December 2012)

The entire LotR series was done in three movies, and they couldn't finish the Hobbit in one? This slow paced clunker failed to amaze most of the people in my family, and focused too much on visuals rather than action, dialogue, plot, or character development. CGI alone does not a movie make.
Yet for all the tediousness of the initial dwarf visits, they failed to capture the charm of either Bilbo or the guests. It seemed that in the book they captured him with the power of adventure and the fun of being a burglar. The movie's version of the scene had all the excitement of a deposition for an estate in probate.
The Hobbit's plot isn't deeply complicated. A tighter, better screenplay can still be true to the spirit of the book. This one misses the mark. It just wasn't fun.