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Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2001)

Many people have expressed their fondness for this first part of the trilogy already, so I'll devote this brief review to discussing the flaws of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."
Flaw 1: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel. In amongst an otherwise fine cast, she's the only one of the principals who seems to not believe where she is; her performance suggests she thinks she's in a perfume commercial (you almost expect her to say "Obsession. Calvin Klein"), and the soft-focus of her scenes only underlines that impression.
Flaw 2: IT ENDS!
Sam supplies the best possible review: "Well, that was an eye-opener." New Line has a great Christmas 2002 present lined up for us...