Bad casting and no fluidity; overall, quite poor

Rating: 4/10 (4 January 2002)

This movie had absolutely no flow to it whatsoever. The character playing Sam was grossly overweight and looked more like he belonged in a candy store than among elite fighters in the Fellowship. The cinematography was disappointing, and the special effects have been better elsewhere. It was 3 hours worth of substandard, predictable fight scenes. It certainly doesn't live up to the hype.