... just precious

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2003)

The final installment packs an expected wallop and sums the film series up with expected bedazzlement and intrigue. It is perhaps all too expected due to Mister Jackson's previous ability to impress us with his work. Still, the movie did have a few flaws... mainly being that there was a lot of "just take our word for it" in our film, such as when Saruman is said to be a prisoner in his tower, powerless and Treebeard is put in charge of him. We assume he's up there glowering down, but we never even get to pan up to the tower. This reoccurs a few times when we just have to assume something worked out. Is this a major flaw? Of course not... the epic is a success... a rare event in these days. Perfectly watchable and then some!