Good books are so hard to make into movies!

Rating: 6/10 (23 December 2001)

The film is probably the best anyone could have done with the Tolkien's trilogy. Special effects are impressive, plot is followed reasonably well, landscapes are breathtaking, and yet .. much of the subtleties of the book are gone, gone are the narratives and tales, songs and legend. What we are left with is an action film in the legendary setting. Worth watching but do not hold your breath.