I know people complain when directors cut bits of books to make them into films, but after watching that I certainly understand why the directors do it. Not much happens for the first hour, and then it’s two hours of fighting one set of bad guys, fighting a second set of bad guys, fighting the first set of bad guys again, fighting a third set of bad guys etcetera etcetera…and with 6 more hours to go!
The effects, cinematography and landscapes were all pretty breathtaking, as you would expect by now, and Martin Freeman is very good. It’s definitely worth watching, I just feel that a bit of judicious cutting could have made it a very good film (or two), as opposed to a slightly drawn out trilogy.