Very Impressive but has flaws

Rating: 1/10 (29 December 2001)

Peter Jackson's visually astounding "Fellowship of the Ring" is a very good movie. The visual effects and set pieces may be the best I have ever seen. The acting by Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, and Elijah Wood is top notch. McKellen especially deserves an Oscar nomination for his depiction of Gandalf. The film does have a couple of flaws and they are that some of the characters are underdeveloped-the audience doesn't know much about them. The movie also drags a bit between the exhilirating battle scenes and all the scenes with my favorite characters- the Black Riders. This is not the #1 movie of all time but it does deserves to be placed somewhere in the top 250. (***1/2 out of **** stars)