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While still slightly hamstrung by "middle chapter" narrative problems and its formidable length, The Desolation of Smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for the Hobbit series.
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The tale has no emotional resonance, and the thinness of the plot (only five of the book's chapters are adapted here) and the colorless depictions of the leading characters do it no favors. December 30, 2013 | Full Review…
The tale has no emotional resonance, and the thinness of the plot (only five of the book's chapters are adapted here) and the colorless depictions of the leading characters do it no favors.
Bruce Diones
Be forewarned: Whether through ego, avarice, or unchecked enthusiasm, Jackson has wandered deep into the realm of fan fiction. December 13, 2013 | Full Review…
Be forewarned: Whether through ego, avarice, or unchecked enthusiasm, Jackson has wandered deep into the realm of fan fiction.
Christopher Orr
With the introductions and bag-packing out of the way from the first film, the new movie jumps straight into the action and doesn't relent until the cliffhanger ending almost three hours later. December 13, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
With the introductions and bag-packing out of the way from the first film, the new movie jumps straight into the action and doesn't relent until the cliffhanger ending almost three hours later.
Liam Lacey
For the casual but compelled moviegoer, The Desolation of Smaug is a fine improvement over the first offering. Tolkien aficionados may feel otherwise. December 13, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
For the casual but compelled moviegoer, The Desolation of Smaug is a fine improvement over the first offering. Tolkien aficionados may feel otherwise.
Lisa Kennedy
Desolation of Smaug looks as dreary as the title would lead you to believe. The whole thing lingers in the memory as piles of sludge and ash. December 13, 2013 | Full Review…
Desolation of Smaug looks as dreary as the title would lead you to believe. The whole thing lingers in the memory as piles of sludge and ash.
Wesley Morris
I'm not an aficionado of J.R.R. Tolkien's wonderworlds and I was bored with the first Hobbit movie. All this is by way of saying I quite liked its sequel and the second in the trilogy. December 13, 2013 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
I'm not an aficionado of J.R.R. Tolkien's wonderworlds and I was bored with the first Hobbit movie. All this is by way of saying I quite liked its sequel and the second in the trilogy.
Peter Rainer
A vast improvement upon its predecessor. September 10, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4.0 | Full Review…
A vast improvement upon its predecessor.
Richard Propes
The whimsical and light-hearted approach has gone, replaced by a tonally darker film. July 16, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The whimsical and light-hearted approach has gone, replaced by a tonally darker film.
Kelechi Ehenulo
Overlong, bloated, and tedious, Jackson even did something that I'd have thought impossible, he made a giant, fire-breathing dragon voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch boring as hell. July 8, 2020 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
Overlong, bloated, and tedious, Jackson even did something that I'd have thought impossible, he made a giant, fire-breathing dragon voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch boring as hell.
Brent McKnight
The Desolation of Smaug is a definite improvement upon An Unexpected Journey. While I did like the first chapter, I am not above admitting it had its faults June 30, 2020 | Full Review…
The Desolation of Smaug is a definite improvement upon An Unexpected Journey. While I did like the first chapter, I am not above admitting it had its faults
Damond Fudge
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a good fantasy adventure that is responsible for giving us a more visceral, visually amazing and entertaining film chapter than "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". [Full review in Spanish] June 25, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a good fantasy adventure that is responsible for giving us a more visceral, visually amazing and entertaining film chapter than "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". [Full review in Spanish]
Yasser Medina
Peter Jackson keeps The Hobbit franchise intact with this latest chapter! Fun, Fantastical and Fantabulous! June 9, 2020 | Full Review…
Peter Jackson keeps The Hobbit franchise intact with this latest chapter! Fun, Fantastical and Fantabulous!
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