A cut too far.

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2004)

Warning contains spoiler.
Five years of anticipation and delight are finally over, from the first hints of a cinematic version of the Lord of The Rings to the release of the Return of The King and I have been enthralled by it all.
However, I was amazed that there was no hint of the Houses of the Healing episode or Faramir's romance with Eowyn. Having taken such care to develop her character (brought to life so wonderfully by Miranda Otto)in TTT and RoTK it seemed criminal to leave her on the battlefield - except for a brief glimpse at the end, all smiles next to Faramir as the man she adored kisses another woman! My husband (who has not read the books) left the cinema proclaiming "I don't know what she was laughing about, I thought she was suicidal" leaving me to fill in the missing pieces.
One or two minutes less of Frodo's doleful expression might have allowed for a brief glimpse of the two of them together whilst Aragorn et al marched on the Black Gate or even a shortening of the return to the Shire and journey to the Grey Havens - for heaven's sake get on that boat! I can only hope the missing parts are in the extended dvd.