Lacks sense of epic

Rating: 5/10 (19 February 2002)

Although I cannot say I was thoroughly disappointed with the movie, I must admit that, after reading the books five times at least, I was expecting something a little more brilliant. What I mean is that, even though nearly every episode of the story is present on the screen, they do not form a global story, they remain episodes. The consequence is, you can hardly take a liking to the characters, which remain superficial, even Frodo... As I wrote as subject, the whole movie lacks the sense of epic which, to me, was what made the books so appealing... Well, one never knows: the next one might be better...