In spite of heavy deviations, a great movie...

Rating: 10/10 (3 December 2005)

The Two Towers really feels like a Medieval action-movie. Though Jackson deviates a bit more from the source-material than in the last film, in some ways this manages to enhance the film. I for instance was not distracted by Gandalf exorcising Saruman out of Theoden and actually felt it was ten times a cooler moment than in the books.
Viggo Mortensen aka Aragorn now really takes charge for the first time and truly shines as the hero of this film. Gollum's addition to the movie also makes it a lot more powerful (he's so creepy). Unlike some, I have always enjoyed Gimli's excellent comic-performance.
This is a solid films from start to finish and in my view the best LotR film. It even manages to out-do the follow-up "The Return of the King".
Jackson has created a truly great series of films.