A brilliant adaptation

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

When a movie is able to meet or exceed the expectations of people who have read and reread the story upon which it is based, you know it's done well. And that is precisely the case here. This movie is beautiful in virtually every way. In an effort to be enormously critical, I still have to say that there is very little wrong with this film. I did not entirely agree with the portrayal of two of the characters (Elrond and Galadriel), but apart from that, I feel that the movie does a wonderful job of fleshing out the story. The liberties it takes, in terms of how it deviates from the text, are, in my opinion, well worth it, and enhance the visual presentation of the film. A hearty ten out of ten.