A pleasant surprise!

Rating: Null/10 (11 March 2002)

I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and I've never even read any of the Tolkien books! The breathtaking visuals (I'm a sucker for good visuals) were more than enough to earn my approval, and the outstanding cast (Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, etc.) went above and beyond the call of duty to put it over. The only thing I disliked was the length. Three hours and ten minutes was a bit too much for me. But it didn't detract from my experience one bit. I loved it!