The Hobbit: there and back again

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2014)

Jackson's detractors can whine all they want. This has been an amazing journey. There's no shortage of magic in Peter Jackson's epic and emotional Middle-earth masterpiece.
The third and final instalment in the all-conquering series has got everything – an engrossing story, a near-overdose of thrills and spills, and a cast of uniquely memorable characters. The film contains no shortage of wow moments. Just as you're drawing breath after seeing an orc's lethal encounter with an elf, you're jolted into another jaw- dropper of a setpiece.
If you don't believe in magic, you will after seeing this.