***1/2 out of ****

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2003)

Acting: 3/4
Screenplay: 4/4
Predictability: 2/4
Stomach Intensity: 2/4

Overall: 3.5/4

Comments: The second Lord of the Rings movie. The best one so far. This film could have been better, but it was still very good and worthy of the Best Picture Nomination. Directed by Academy Award Nominee Peter Jackson ('The Fellowship of the Ring').