Good, not great

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2013)

Nice quality film, but it lasts too long. A lot of stuff is not based on the book, which is fine as long as it doesn't hold up the actual story line.
In this film, too much has been added which has slowed down the film.
The part with Galadriel for example is o.k., but doesn't add too much to the story.
Other than that, great images (shot in breathtaking New Zealand), soundtracks are good, but not great (derived from LotR).
Martin Freeman (Bilbo) overacts in this film. Apart from that, all acting is superb.