We begin our journey

Rating: 4/10 (1 June 2017)

This was an epic undertaking from director Peter Jackson, and it was well worth the effort, and he is able to bring the original text to life in vivid detail.
From great performances from the cast, to the great use of CGI to bring some of the books key moments to life, this film deserved the plaudits it received upon release.
Yes, it's overlong, and quite dark in places, but it's a good retelling of a classic novel, and even then some details are left out to keep the running time down. Which seeing as it's nearly three hours long to start with is saying something.
Well done Mr Jackson.