Welldone but overdrawn

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2013)

This chapter of the Hobbit story is very well made. The cinematographic effects are once again a top performance of the makers.
But still I cannot detach from a feeling that the story goes on too long.
This movie would overwhelm when it would be at least 45 minutes shorter, and yes, the encounter with Smaug is thrilling at first but the longer he is in view the more boring he gets. And when he finally starts to act (fly away) it's all over.
The characters are well done but certainly not as charming and emotionally connecting as the fellowshipmembers.remember the death of Boromir ? Maybe too many dwarfs and orks and too few of all other creatures.
All in all, well made , but overlong, and therefore denying itself a topscore. A movie that when seen once,is enough, unfortunately.