Great Job

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2019)

I saw this film when it came out and absolutely loved it. But then I read the book and I do see what Roger means. It is not true to the spirit of Tolkien, and the hobbits are somewhat overshadowed by the other characters. I still think it's a great movie on its own terms, and I probably wouldn't go as far as Christopher Tolkien's criticism ("They gutted the book, making an action film for 15 to 25-year-olds"), but it's more a conventional sword-and-sorcery tale than a faithful adaptation of Tolkien.