Almost great

Rating: 8/10 (29 August 2003)

Admittedly not as emotive as Lord of the rings, Two towers though still a very good film is no equal to its predecessor. If though both films are watched back to back, then the lack of character exposition and less emphasis on character development in the second instalment is forgivable. Almost great but as a stand alone movie it doesn't work, without the context of watching integral to the whole it fails, such is the fate of epic films released in instalments. Eight of ten.