A Bit Disappointing

Rating: 7/10 (5 January 2002)

This movie was not what I expected. Maybe it is because I never read the book and therefore did not know that it was "to be continued". The ending was an anticlimax for me, because I expected it really to end like in Star Wars, an other trilogy, which has much more to offer story and especially character wise. Elijah Wood is an annoying, almost Macauley Culkin kind of boy who can only smile and not act. He will probably end just like Macauley Culkin and Mark Hamill. I expect now that part 2 and 3 will be much better and not so soft. Maybe then the story will unfold into an epic tale as it is called.
Still, the effects are great and that makes up a lot.
Why this movie is currently at #1 in the database remains a mystery to me, but maybe I'll have to see the movie one more time. I don't think it will change my mind,though. 7/10