Boring, confusing, and highly overrated

Rating: 3/10 (12 January 2003)

If I had to name the most overrated movie, this would be it. While it features some nice eye candy, it falls totally short in the plot.
I can imagine that this movie may have some interest, if you have read the book. You may recognize bits and pieces you remember and have some fun comparing the visualizations with the way you imagined things. And as in the first part, some of the scenery is breathtaking. But aside from that, the movie is simply boring and confusing.
It's boring because it lacks a coherent, compelling story. In a nutshell, this movie is about a bunch of people wandering around rather aimlessly. To disguise the simplicity of that 'story', many names of people, places and things are thrown at you constantly. As a consequence, I was rather annoyed than entertained.
It's no use arguing about taste, but I cannot begin to understand why this mess is considered by so many to be one of the best movies of all time.