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2013
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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
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Negative reviews
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4.5
The film carries with it a true sense of adventure and I felt a much greater sense of urgency and peril than in the first film.
Keith & the Movies
3.2
This Hobbit is, in other words, a much more eventful affair than its year old predecessor.
Av Club
4.0
It is a hugely enjoyable two and a half hours of cinema, an endlessly fun and creative bit of fantasy mythmaking, but it does not work as its own film ..
We Got This Covered
3.5
Its a popcorn movie (in the best sense) disguised as deep core nerdism.
Austin Chronicle
4.5
Theres a pinched and haunted look on Rodneys face that speaks volumes about what hes seen and done and now struggles to live with.
Austin Chronicle
4.5
Its a popcorn movie (in the best sense) disguised as deep core nerdism.
Austin Chronicle
4.0
At this point, viewers surely know where they stand in relation to Peter Jacksons new trilogythis reviewer is a fan of almost every big, bloated, bomb ..
Time Out
4.0
As expected, the film looks magnificent with the New Zealand locations as atmospheric as ever and the special effects sequences dove tailing perfectly ..
Screen Daily
4.4
The dragons lair is gorgeously imagined, an undulating and ever changing landscape of coins and gold.There are lots of great moments: a gigantic tapes ..
Rogerebert
4.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a rollicking piece of epic entertainment, superior to its predecessor technically and dramatically.
IGN
2.0
But that was always going to be the drawback of spinning out a 276 page childrens story into more than eight hours of blockbuster movie, particularly ..
Telegraph
3.0
Like The Lord of the Rings movies that preceded it, the sheer scale of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a joy to behold.Once more the natural be ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
The special effects are frequently dazzling, the New Zealand landscape is gorgeous and the underground spaces are satisfyingly grand.
Ny Daily News
3.0
The 3D also felt flat, although itll likely look much better in 48fps.
JoBlo
4.5
There is a foreboding sense of urgency and exhilaration with this continuing saga.
JoBlo
4.0
The expansive approach to the source material story serves Jacksons cinematic medium and the current movie even if the written text is much smaller an ..
Screen Rant
3.8
The ending was effective enough to leave the audience at an advance screening shouting a collective Aww! of disappointment as the credits began to rol ..
The Globe And Mail
4.5
This ones a packed to the gills entertainer from start to finish.
2.5
Providing a riot of action but little more than that, The Desolation of Smaug is big and visually opulent but oddly lumbering and dull.
One Guys Opinion
3.8
It looks more like a fantasy fantastical, with more murk and the otherworldly light of those mass produced Thomas Kinkade paintings.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
Its still enjoyable fantasy fun, but The Desolation of Smaug has difficulty coughing up reasons for its extend ..read more..
Blu Ray
3.8
Thats not a very enjoyable way to watch what is otherwise a very enjoyable movie.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.5
I can say, though, that Jacksons bloated, hollow spectacle feels closer to a theme park attraction than to narrative filmmaking.
Chicago Reader
3.8
By the time The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, whichit must be grudgingly admittedis a better and more enjoyable entry than its predecessor, comes t ..
Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
Nothing else in the story comes close to packing in this much fun and excitement.
Usa Today
3.0
Its a small point, but it is the first cheat in a long line of cheats designed to spin out
The Times
3.5
Laramie Movie Scope: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The overlong trilogy builds momentum by Robert Roten, Film Critic December 17, 2013 This midd ..
Lariat
1.5
Its just a big, boring stunt film with people looking silly in their getups.
News Review
3.0
However, while it offers some technically impressive set pieces, the cartoonish visuals and watery characters dont improve from last years An Unexpect ..
News Review
4.0
Hes taken the hint and this time muted the colours to restore some of that good old fashioned storybook aesthetic.
Radio Times
3.0
All of which means that like the previous four films, theres plenty of walking and talking and some more walking, occasionally interrupted by bursts o ..
Screen It
3.1
As a digital creation, Smaug is a bloody wonder of slithering fright.
Rolling Stone
4.0
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
4.0
Nevertheless, its triumphantly engaging in a way that rivals Jacksons magnificent Two Towers and best of all, it makes you eager to see the next film ..
The Wrap
4.0
That said, its fair to say that the 3D adds very little to the experience, aside from a bit with a couple of bees.The Desolation of Smaug is a hugely ..
View London
3.1
Romance may not be what fans of this fantasy franchise want, but its a blessing for the rest of us.
News Day
3.8
Im not an aficionado of J.R.R. Tolkiens wonderworlds and I was bored with the first Hobbit movie.All this is by way of saying I quite liked its sequel ..
Cs Monitor
4.0
Some problems persist...but the series has found its footing, replacing complacency with storytelling confidence. With one left to go, Jacksons Tolkie ..
Film Journal
3.0
For all its hi tech action sequences and handsomely mounted set pieces, you get a lot of bagginess with your Baggins, as the assembled masses march up ..
The Guardian
4.0
Its mysterious and strange and yet Jackson also effortlessly conjures up that genial quality that distinguishes The Hobbit from the more solemn Rings ..
The Guardian
3.0
But though a generally enjoyable movie, diehard fans may struggle to decide whether this new film is Jacksons cinematic Red Ryder BB Gun or a spiteful ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
Unsurprisingly, the films greatest strength is its lavish visuals, from the richly realized architecture of elves and men to the beautiful images of n ..
Az Central
2.8
Theyre expertly choreographed, even if the barrel ride river escape stretches the bounds of plausibility even for a fantasy film.
Npr
5.0
Marvelous scenes, stunning images and thrilling moments whip past in a delicious blur.
Star Tribune
3.0
The first Hobbit film was, frankly, not altogether worth the investment of time.This one is.
Daily Mail
3.5
Jackson spends most of the time trying to reconcile the original trilogy with the prequels that the entire narrative loses momentum.
Cinema Crazed
2.5
In exchange we get a movie fueled by bunny power, sparrow poop and Elflands original riot grrl.Take it or leave it.
Salon
3.0
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Rob Carnevale 11 December 2013 The lively set pieces are undoubtedly impressive, but Jacksons bloated sequel is wa ..
Flim List
5.0
As rousing and inventive as Kongs triple T Rex face off, this multi million dollar flume ride is with apologies barrels of fun.
Empire
4.0
Biggest downside: theres little emotional involvement in this adventure, compared with The Lord of the Rings.
Susang Ranger
3.0
Its fascinating and chilling and proof that these sorts of performances demand the finest of actors.
Common Sense Media
1.5
Well, its exciting if you laugh at barrels filled with monkeys jokes.
Flim Threet
2.5
How it falls short Results are all that matter, and the result here is that The Desolation of Smaug fails in almost every way, as a story, as an adven ..
Sf Gate
4.0
For all those who thought it was a really bad idea for Peter Jackson to make three movies for The Hobbit Eat your words! The second rendition of the f ..
Book My Show
3.5
The story has the simplicity of folklore, but the straightness of the narrative keeps arriving at moral crossroads.
New Yorker
2.0
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is not the first Peter Jackson film with a scene stealing performance by a digital character.
Boston Herald
2.5
Sadly, its still a rare pleasure in a once precious franchises weakest installment, which forgets these adventures magic was never conjured by bells a ..
Slant Magazine
3.8
(Told you elves didnt like dwarves.).Their escape in barrels carried by churning river rapids is one of the movies great action sequences, and it look ..
Washington Post
3.5
And how: Mr. Jackson, like many contemporary directors given enormous resources to play with, likes to pile it on.
The New York Times
4.0
Its a welcome bit of humour in a picture that is light on jollity and banter.
Express
3.5
Yes, this is evolution in the right direction, but now its time to take that energy and give us a final chapter that will move and inspire as well as ..
The Film Stage
3.8
Its livelier and better than its predecessor.The first movies harrumphing throat clearing has given way to a swift, imposing adventure boasting severa ..
Chicago Tribune
2.8
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford The tiny band of thirteen dwarves, one hobbit and a wizard have survived their ordeals crossing the Misty Mountains.Now, ..
Reeling Reviews
2.5
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford The tiny band of thirteen dwarves, one hobbit and a wizard have survived their ordeals crossing the Misty Mountains.Now, ..
Reeling Reviews
3.0
Its because nothing else beyond what happens to him feels like an organic, satisfying story.Some unseen narrative force knows that this meant to be Bi ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
All of which is a long winded way of saying you already have a good idea what this film is like.The time really has come to move on.
The Irish Times
5.3
Its still a vast collection of climaxes, but the pace is much livelier and the action set pieces are truly impressive.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
Its entertaining, its engaging and its got thrills, but all at the expense and to the detriment of what stories, narrative and filmmaking should be ab ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage.Directed by Peter Jackson.
Las Vegas Weekly
3.1
Its epic fantasy for those who thinks the term means monsters, chases, fights, and little else.
ReelViews
3.5
With prolonged exposure to this tale comes awareness of some of the premises limitations as performed drama.
Hollywood Reporter
1.5
(I hope Im beyond the point where I need to note that this, too, is a Jackson invention.).What can be said on the movies behalf
The Atlantic
3.5
From a financial perspective, it makes sense to stretch out the tale over three films, but it certainly hurts the pacing.
Lyles Movie Files
4.0
Nevertheless, Desolation especially in its middle section is a joy.Honestly, I couldnt stop grinning.
Standard
4.5
The evil Orcs with their weird eyes and scarred bodies are always fearful, but they return in greater force and with better strategies.
Los Angeles Times
3.5
In pure action terms, the pictures indisputable high point arrives when Bilbo leads the dwarfs on a daring escape from Mirkwood, floating downriver in ..
Variety
1.9
This one robs the audience of any sort of closure.Without all the filler, it could have just moved on with the plot and delivered a terrific payoff.
Aisle Seat
2.5
Unless the final chapter can pull out something truly spectacular, this Hobbit trilogy will likely exist purely as a footnote to one of the greatest c ..
Forbes
4.0
Hypothetically, if it pulled in somewhere in the $800 million range instead, that would be a notable drop but still nothing resembling a weak or faile ..
Forbes
2.5
Meanwhile, back in Middle earth, everyone is displaying worrying symptoms associated with the dreaded plight known as Middle film Syndrome.
Herald Sun
3.1
Itll appeal to fanboys, of course clearly always the core audience, right from the geekier than thou title.But casual sword and sorcery lovers might d ..
Nj
4.0
Well have to wait until December of 2014 for the conclusion of a story that serves as prequel to The Lord of the Rings saga.
Movie Habit
3.8
Jacksons audacity and folly both come to the fore in this picture, which is much more than a placeholder but something less than a fully satisfying sa ..
The Star
3.2
Despite all their fantasy elements, the LOTR films depicted things like gravity and momentum relatively realistically.
Oregon Live
4.0
The moment when Smaug wakes up is one to savour, as is the sequence when the dragon becomes spectacularly gold coated.As much as I appreciate every in ..
Urban Cine File
2.5
Even though you may be exhausted by the time it happens, the cliff hanger finale of this middle chapter will ensure that youll be there on the opening ..
Movies Tv Guide
4.0
And, to be fair, while it improves enormously on its unsatisfactory predecessor the relentless action here is coupled with stunning CGI led visuals to ..
The Age
3.5
The adventure is undoubtedly epic and would likely suffer little from excising excess bits of winding tracking shots through Byzantine structures.
4.0
While this sequel is again a very long and winding road, its a more eventful movie than its predecessor.
Mirror
3.5
It is epic; it is packed with action; it is a delight of detail and design for the most critical eye; and, as a movie, it is too long.
Varia Gate
4.0
Beyond a certain point, everything happening on screen feels like foreplay, killing time before the long awaited reveal of the dragon.And when it come ..
Digital Spy
1.9
There was one sequence that I enjoyed, basically a series of sight gags employing barrels and dwarves.
New York Post
3.5
Spectacular and endlessly inventive as the climatical battle underneath the mountain is, its exhausting.Sure, the ensuing cliffhanger ending will want ..
Nz Herald
3.8
Even fans of last years The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had to admit there were problems.
Kansas City
4.0
In high frame rate, Smaug is consistently awe inspiring to behold a surprising feat when most of Desolations CGI elements nestle in awkward uncannines ..
Flicks
3.8
*** (out of four) Going into the roughly 153 minute The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, my questions were, Is it painfully slow like The Hobbit: An U ..
Red Eye Chicago
2.0
My disbelief was suspended like a kid setting off firecrackers in study hall.Too bad it takes about two hours to get to him.
Screen Crush
1.9
Hes awesome, and the rest of the visual effects artistry and lavish costumes and art direction are never less than impressive.
Dustin Put Man
4.0
All of this feels rather a lot more intense than the Tolkien novel, but this is the kind of satisfying, exciting epic we rarely get anymore.
Contact Music
3.8
Its as if the treasure itself has grown teeth.And so this second installment finally brings Smaug and Bilbo face to face.
Larsen On Film
3.0
Each exotic locale is imbued with a nicely enveloping mood of despair and foreboding.
Vanity Fair
4.0
Lets not get confused here: The Desolation of Smaug is top grade action adventure entertainment, impeccably crafted and performed, with many nail biti ..
Matts Movie Reviews
3.8
I recommend seeing it this way if you can.With less slapstick this time around, the dwarfs have begun to settle into a groove.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.1
A good majority of the over 2 1/2 hour film takes place on the journey itself, though Jackson certainly doesnt rush through the climactic encounter be ..
4.0
As a movie, its incoherent and occasionally boring; but still, you may find yourself liking it in spite of yourself.
Io9 Gizmodo
4.4
Then repeat.But not since effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen has a filmmaker juggled oversized monsters, fantasy tourist attractions and swashbuckling ad ..
Js Online
3.0
Jacksons The Hobbit...is shaping up as a weirdly overblown attempt to force a much smaller story into the epic size of his previous movies.
The Dissolve
3.5
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Synopsis From Academy Award winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second ..
Movie Web
3.5
Its still more bloated than it should be but were finally to the meat of the storytelling here and the improved entertainment value makes for a ride w ..
Hollywood Chicago
3.5
The motivations of its characters are rarely expounded upon and occasionally contradicted but unlike its arcane predecessor, the picture uses the impl ..
Cinemix Tape
4.5
The fast paced last act that follows more than makes up for any slow moments the film may have suffered over the two hours leading up to it.
ComingSoon
3.5
The good news is that The Desolation of Smaug is a marvelous film, better paced, emotionally richer, and more tonally confident than Journey.
Film Comment
4.0
Regaining the epic scope and portentousness of The Lord of the Rings and bringing some brilliant new additions to Tolkiens text, this is visually rich ..
One Room With A View
3.1
After turning J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle Earth into a bloated, brain numbing travelogue in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson strikes back w ..
Daily Herald
3.8
Sure, it lacks a satisfying ending, and its essentially a big old tease for the third act.
Mercury News
3.0
The charm of the novel The Hobbit is in its whimsy and adventure, not its rather thin characters, and stringing things out only magnifies the weakness ..
The Verge
3.1
Of course, the film is full of familiar characters and cutting edge computer animated action scenes, yet at times this two and a half hour middle chap ..
Scene Stealers
1.5
Here the reverse is true and the result is a movie that takes an age to watch while barely advancing the story.
The Ooh Tray
3.5
There are simply too many of themtheyre basically just human props.
Lainey Gossip
3.8
As fantasy screen battles go, this one is fast paced and entertaining.
Scifi Movie Page
2.5
The dialogue is too declarative; the plotting is too perfunctory; the barrage of names is bewildering.Theres a Beorn and a Bain
Streaming Quickflix
4.0
The special effects are brilliant and often eye popping.While not served in the books, as I understand, there are also some fantastic action sequences ..
Fat Guys At The Movies
3.0
The first instalment of the wasnt a trilogy but now is a trilogy trilogy smacked of excess a painfully slow and padded affair that looked and felt mor ..
Concrete Play Ground
4.0
Its heartening to see Lilys nimble action star moves occasionally take centre stage amidst a male swamped scenario.
Rediff
3.0
And if Martin Freemans Bilbo doesnt seem quite as engaging as Elijah Woods Frodo, at least youll be sated with a rousingly campy and entertaining turn ..
Ion Cinema
2.0
Squeezing three movies from its single volume predecessor smacks of hubris.
New States Man
1.5
Its humbug, but man, the grandiloquence it takes to breathe pixels into it all.
New City Film
3.0
Its very frustrating as there are other moments of real beauty and excitement.
Future Movies
5.0
This is an adventure that takes the audience to new places, exciting, bold and beautiful places.
Cinema Sight
3.5
We believe its completely within the spirit of Tolkien..Maybe, maybe not, but it works, lending the story a touch of gender democracy and warm Arthuri ..
Entertainment Time
5.0
It meant The Lord Of The Rings director could really let rip in the next leg of his heroes adventures.This time theres no need for complex mythology a ..
Daily Star
5.0
The cast have grown into a strong ensemble and each character gets a chance to shine.
Media Mikes
3.8
The drama and exposition take a backseat to thrilling action sequences with eye popping visuals.
Daily Film Fix
4.0
Needless to say, I did not high hopes going in to see THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG.But even though director Peter Jacksons latest installment o ..
Reel Talk Online
3.5
The Desolation of Smaug is a lot of fun, but for the love of God, just end it already.
Blog Bullz Eye
1.5
Scenes arent just predictable but chiselled out in triplicatewith stony dialogue, soaring muzak and restless, blatant visuals sweeping us through that ..
Vue Weekly
2.8
Combining sensitive storytelling with stomach clenching acting, Jackson produced a trilogy for the ages, a definitive take on J.R.R. Tolkiens much bel ..
Spectrum Culture
2.5
More unfortunate is that the most emotionally resonant stuff those moments when tough guy pride gives way to tender little guy camaraderie is in short ..
Sf Weekly
4.5
Peter Jackson keeps The Hobbit franchise intact with this latest chapter! Fun, Fantastical and Fantabulous!
Wp Me
3.5
Still, the action is compelling and its a fun time at the theater.
Johnhanlon Reviews
2.5
Like its predecessor, the second installment of The Hobbit trilogy is too long, too ambitious, and too dark remember, this is based on a beloved child ..
Toledo Blade
3.8
But know for sure: Well have to wait another year and three more hours to see if the pot of gold is truly there to be had.
Cambridge Day
4.0
The sight of director Peter Jackson the ring master himself mischievously slipping out of The Prancing Pony hostelry in a brief cameo at the beginning ..
Sky
4.0
Theres no shortage of story threads, of hard to remember names but Jackson weaves it all together seamlessly with some Walking Dead style battle scene ..
Richard Crouse
2.5
For a movie with so much non stop action, it doesnt seem to go anywhere.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.8
Yes, its 2 hours and 40 minutes.But it doesnt really feel like it.
Free Beacon
2.5
For as much as Smaug is a technical improvement over its predecessor, the screenplay is still disappointingly shallow and the pacing is glacial.
Impulse Gamer
3.5
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Richard Roeper
5.0
Its a non stop adventure that paces itself just well enough to let us catch our breath before the next incredible escapadeno use in trying time your p ..
Schmoes Know
3.1
It succeeds in that, but it remains a far cry from being as interesting as the least interesting of the Lord of the Rings films.It isnt even the best ..
Ut Sandiego
1.5
It felt like I was watching someone giving a video game or theme park pitch than a real movie.
Eclipse Magazine
4.0
The special effects and CGI are incredible too, and this is simply a remarkable achievement of filmmaking, proving the extraordinary possibilities for ..
Hey U Guys
2.0
Overlong, bloated, and tedious, Jackson even did something that Id have thought impossible, he made a giant, fire breathing dragon voiced by Benedict ..
3.5
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a good fantasy adventure that is responsible for giving us a more visceral, visually amazing and entertaining f ..
4.1
Once again Jackson has made a movie that could easily piss you off, but in reality is a visual and technical achievement few directors could ever trul ..
Flixist
4.0
Amid all the epic fantasy, its easy to overlook the performances, but again they are solid.
Standard Net Au
1.5
Its awful.Within the context of the movie it makes no sense; Thorin has a plan to light the forges, but never explains why or what it will take to mak ..
Bad Ass Digest
3.5
Its relentlessly episodic and perhaps a little too breathless for its own good, but its also non stop fun, even if youre not always 100 per cent sure ..
O Canada
4.0
As an epic action thriller, The Desolation of Smaug gets going quicker than its predecessor An Unexpected Journey and will be a fun romp for older chi ..
Birmingham Mail
3.0
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching the movie, but I felt a bit disengaged with the story, as if it only existed as a device to hold the b ..
The Mercury
4.0
Jackson delivers jaw dropping action set pieces that are a ludicrous amount of fun.
The Popcorn Junkie
2.0
The story is just so much richer, as it doesnt stop at Baddie McEvil tries to destroy the world.
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
5.0
Movie Review The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Rated PG 13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.Two hou ..
Paloalto Online
3.2
Its been proven time and again that her specific brand of kooky comedy can elevate anything, from the fun and loopy Ghostbusters remake to the questio ..
Google
1.0
Radagast and his Amazing EarthTone Dreamcoat are back, as is the vengeful Azog (the Defiler bet he doesnt get invited to too many baptisms).
Blogs Houston Press
4.0
Fans of the book and series will have their differences on the film but on the most part, The Desolation of Smaug doesnt disappoint.
Flick Feast
3.8
The dialogue is declarative shed a tear for the actor who must wedge the movies cumbersome title into his speech the tone ceremonious, the characters ..
M Live
4.5
Here is a good time to mention that dwarf prince Thorin doesnt dig on elves.
4.5
Of course, it helps that theres already a great story behind everything.
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
4.5
The production design is as gorgeous as ever, combining beautiful matte paintings with digital animation.
Fox News
3.8
But perhaps most astonishing of all is that in a film filled such terrific performances, the prevailing personality is that of Russell.
The Movie Report
3.1
If you want something deeper, maybe you have to hold out hope for the next one
Dc5
2.5
Im glad the filmmakers didnt rush past that moment of memory and nostalgia.
Nc Register
4.0
The whimsical and light hearted approach has gone, replaced by a tonally darker film.
3.5
Peter Jackson improves markedly upon The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. There is far more questing and far less talking about questing.
Events Austin 360
2.5
As a fragmentary middle piece of something, it isnt complete unto itself, which makes final judgment hard. With that in mind, it is very fun to look a ..
Topless Robot
1.0
As a Middle earth softie, The Desolation of Smaug mostly provides what Ive been hoping to get out of Jacksons second tour of duty in Tolkien land.
Television Without Pity
4.0
But theyre all just different paints for Jackson to use on his grand, impressive, somewhat familiar canvas.This is a perfectly solid, diverting film.
Deads
3.0
It comes out onscreen as something closer to a Transformers movie.
Patheos
3.8
There are a dozen dwarves, and they all have names that sound like power tools, and their motivation ... well, lets just call them the Ferengi of Midd ..
Hono Lulu Pulse
4.0
Opens Friday, Dec. 13 at: Angrignon, Banque Scotia, Brossard, Cavendish, Cinema Carnaval, Colossus, Cote des Neiges, Deux Montagnes, Kirkland, Lacorda ..
Montreal Gazette
4.4
With equal parts escapist adventure and moody foretelling, the film is immersive.
Deep Focus Review
4.0
(There) seems to be more action this time around. Its much more thrilling and is, again, pertinent, necessary action. And the character moments just w ..
Cinephiled
2.4
What comes across like a fireside yarn in print has turned into an overlong schlep with extra baggage.
Slj
3.5
Again, director Peter Jackson and Weta have crafted something that no other team could quite pull off: a film that succeeds as a heartfelt fantasy blo ..
Shotgun Critic
3.0
But just because The Hobbit is a childrens book doesnt make it any less of an epic tale.
Nerdophiles
0.5
Bilbos kitchen looks like Amano decor and thats just the cold hard trews.
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