Excellent

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2002)

I have seen this movie two times now. What has struck me the second time has been the underrating of the actors in the film. Perhaps this is most true when it comes to Sean Bean. I had seen him in one of the Sharpe episodes and Patriot Games ,but hadn't realised how good he is before this. He is an excellent actor and really needs to get a lot of credit for his portrayal of Boromir.
Despite the film striking out at the Golden Globes I have confidence that the academy will truely see this film for the masterpiece it is. And although I have a feeling that none of the actors will get recognized individually I think that part of the movie that prooves that they are all excellent was that they all handled the formulised dialogue of Tolkein without seeming silly (perhaps the best comparison would be the Star Wars movies, especially the Phantom Menace, where the stylized dialogue even gave Ewan McGregr a hard time) Perhaps that really shows the brilliance of Jackson, Walsh and Boyens for being able to take the dialogue and go beyond it.
If you haven't seen this film yet you are missing out on a truely unique and wonderful experience.