A very entertaining adventure into Middle Earth

Rating: 8/10 (22 February 2014)

Positive: Dragon Smaug was awesome greatly crafted, new magical places of Middle Earth, Gandalf,Legolas,Bilbo,Thorin and the other company ,great action scenes, Sauron appearance
Negative: unnecessary scenes, bad romance ,bad CGI in some scenes
Following the Los Angeles premiere, Metro noted that early critical reaction was "glowing", with critics describing it as a "spectacle",[38] while The Guardian reported that it was receiving "much stronger early reviews".[39] However, before the film's theatrical release, E! reported that reviews had been "mixed", but stated they were still "much better" than the previous film.[40] After the film's international release, MTV reported that the film has garnered a "positive" critical reaction,[41] while the Los Angeles Times stated the consensus is that the film "reinvigorates" the series, putting it "back on course".[42] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 75% approval rating with an average rating of 6.9/10 based on 209 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "While still slightly hamstrung by "middle chapter" narrative problems and its formidable length, The Desolation of Smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for the Hobbit series."[43] On aggregate review site Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 44 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[44] According to CinemaScore polls the film received an "A-" from audiences.[45]