overuse of deus ex machina

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2013)

The story was interesting, but the threat of danger became increasingly contrived for all the protagonists. Major disruptions turn out to be fairly inconsequential hickups in the quest to walk around to various unknown places (we never get to see a map) − part of a larger plan to steal some gold before anyone else does.
The costumes, lighting, cgi and acting were fantastic.
The character development of Bilbo consisted of little more than pondering the question of "should I have stayed at home and relaxed or was it correct to be a waste of space for these dwarfs?"
Fans of this film will invariably use the book to justify the unappealing plot developments, but I felt that the film adaptation made its own share of contributions towards this film's status as an example in the gross overuse of deus ex machina.