Seen Better; Seen Worse

Rating: 3/10 (13 February 2002)

There were scenes that brought me to the edge of my seat with excitement. There were scenes that went absolutely nowhere and made me want to yell, "Come on! Get on with it!"
There are some great performances. Then there's Ian McKellen talking as if his fake beard got caught in his mouth.
For everything good one can say about "Lord of the Rings," there is something negative one can say. This isn't a bad movie, but it is not memorable. For all the fuss, I predict it will go the way of all recent big Oscar nominated films and be quickly forgotten. This is an average movie at best.