The awaited end of the trilogy (for the worst reasons).

Rating: 3/10 (20 December 2016)

This film ends "The Hobbit" trilogy, which is a prequel to "Lord of the Rings". Its not a trilogy that has reached to the third film in the best shape, since all the magic that LOTR had to spare is totally absent from the first two films. In this film, Thorin Oakenshield's company conquers the lonely mountain and the dragon is defeated, but the fate of the dwarven treasure is uncertain as it is disputed by many interested parties.
I cannot comment on how Peter Jackson and his team adapt the original material of J.R.R. Tolkien because I never read it. As far as the actors' work is concerned, I think the film has sinned by scattering too much attention in a wide range of eminently secondary characters, stealing the scene from the main actors in the trilogy such as Richard Armitage (Thorin) or Martin Freeman (Bilbo). The latter was particularly affected: Bilbo was almost relegated to the supporting cast. Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), who are largely secondary characters, have more time on the screen than the little hobbit who tells us everything. This was very bad for the film and the trilogy, and unfair to the good work developed by Freeman. Despite this, most actors have risen to the challenge with solid, credible and consistent interpretations. The rhythm of the film seems strange: the first half-hour is an endless CGI action show, followed by an hour of slow battle preparations, where the audience almost falls asleep. Then, suddenly, we are again thrown into the middle of the action and the incessant CGI, which bombards us with sound and images to the point that everything seems pointless and meaningless. The incompetent and unfortunate cinematography we criticized in the early films continues to victimize key action sequences, just as brutal CGI abuse, who makes them increasingly unrealistic and boring. The soundtrack, by Howard Shore, is at the level of expectations, as in the whole trilogy.
With "The Battle of the Five Armies" comes to an end one of the biggest disappointments I've had, as far as cinema is concerned. I confess that I expected much more from this trilogy. There was enough quality material for an trilogy equal (if not better) as "Lord of the Rings". The actors did their best, and I have no doubt they would have done better if they could. The script failed because it was too deconcentrated (mostly in this movie). The director, Peter Jackson, has failed and will surely join George Lucas in the list of absurdly addicted to redundant and meaningless special effects. It's a good thing that there will not be a fourth movie.Certain things have a time to end, and LOTR has has exceeded this time thanks to this unfortunate trilogy. So, let "Lord of The Rings" rest in peace.