Faithful adaptation.

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2001)

Like the Fellowship of the Ring itself, director Peter Jackson faced a host of hazards in tackling this project. How to satisfy the legion of Tolkien fanatics who study the history of Middle Eart down to the last footnote while still making a movie that doesn't require a reading list? How to make this a "family" blockbuster while still retaining the books dark tones. He succeeds at both, a faithful adaption that reminds us why Tolkien's tale spawned the fantasy craze.