Not as good as the last movie, but brings the Middle Earth saga to a satisfying close

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2014)

Before I start talking about the movie just know that this review is coming from a rather biased perspective, as I love just about anything to do with Middle Earth. That being said, lets start the review. It's a pretty solid movie. Not quite as good as the last movie and I had some issues with it, but overall I had a good time. It's pure action, very little else. Since the action was filmed pretty well it didn't bother me that much, but I could certainly see why it would annoy someone else. The elf/dwarf romance is not at all improved from the last movie. When your movie is 2 ½ hours, you don't need a pointless romance that has no emotional weight. It just wastes time. The last thing that bothered me was one part where there is a bridge collapsing and Legolas is running up the falling chunks of rock and it looked absolutely ridiculous. Reminded me of Mario and took me right out of the movie. That being said I still thought it was a good movie. The action is well filmed, the cinematography is fantastic, and it brings the Middle Earth saga to a satisfying close.