Everything's just right

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2002)

Just about everything about this film was done in a way that could not be bettered. The sets, the cast, the cinematography, the effects, the sound, the music, the costumes and the makeup were perfect. The plot line could not be improved upon, given the time limit, and the script also. The only thing that I didn't really like was the way Galadriel appeared scary and a bit unable to control her desire for power. I don't think that's accurate. She possessed the wisdom of the ages and was even kinder than Elrond; in the book she didn't say the things that she said in that power-hungry, maniacal sort of way that she did in the movie. Other than that, perfect.