(Sigh)

Rating: Null/10 (24 September 2003)

It's only on multiple viewings that the flaws become achingly apparent -Ion Holm's hamming, mediocre special effects and remedial characterisation (especially evident in the extended version). The journey to Mount Doom is portrayed considerably well by Mr Jackson - some of the camera movements, on a cinema screen in particular, are inspiring. Most of the melodramatic performances are however not. At your local Odeon, popcorn in hand, this may seem like perfection - look a little closer and some of it's 200 odd gaffs and inconsistencies are laughable.