I really regret not seeing this movie in the theater.

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2016)

I wanted to see this movie in the theater but my kids were busy with cross-country practices and meets and viola lessons so I had to wait for it to come out on DVD. I've watched it twice in the two days since it came in the mail and I liked it even better the second time. It would have been so much more impressive on the big screen in the theater. I feel like I really missed out, but I still loved every minute of it. I don't think it is a spoiler to tell you that the trailer was misleading (as they often are) so do not expect the movie to follow the trailer. That said, I was particularly impressed with Travis Fimmel as Anduin Lothar and Paula Patton as Garona. I loved Travis in the TV series Vikings and he transferred very well to the big screen. Paula Patton was a revelation and I think that a star is born. She was instantly charismatic and sympathetic as a woman of mixed race and I cannot wait to see how she does in the sequel. I only hope that they sold enough movie tickets to make one. I probably would have taken my kids to see it twice so I cost them six ticket sales by being too busy. My bad.