1917
Bad Boys for Life
Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Star Trek
Got more questions about news letters? Email support@rottentomatoes.com
Already have an account? Log in here
Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified.
Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.
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.
Tap to review this movie
Super Reviewer
Rate this movie
Oof, that was Rotten.
Meh, it passed the time.
It’s good – I’d recommend it.
Awesome!
So Fresh: Absolute Must See!
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Step 2 of 2
Fandango
AMC (Coming Soon)
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
Cinemark (Coming Soon)
Regal (Coming Soon)
Bought somewhere else
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
Rent or buy
All Critics (239) | Top Critics (49) | Fresh (177) | Rotten (62)
The Desolation of Smaug has a few beautiful moments, but...these two Hobbit films feel like one of those Star Wars spin-off novels where they take place in the same universe as the main storyline, but don't actually feel like a true part of it. November 21, 2019 | Rating: 2.8/5 | Full Review…
The Desolation of Smaug has a few beautiful moments, but...these two Hobbit films feel like one of those Star Wars spin-off novels where they take place in the same universe as the main storyline, but don't actually feel like a true part of it.
David Harris
The Desolation of Smaug doesn't disappoint. Despite its questionable plot lines and dialogue, it ticks the boxes as an action-packed, visually stunning feature. November 21, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The Desolation of Smaug doesn't disappoint. Despite its questionable plot lines and dialogue, it ticks the boxes as an action-packed, visually stunning feature.
Katie Smith-Wong
While it's saddled with being the bridge between two other films, The Desolation of Smaug wholly succeeds where An Unexpected Journey did not in that it makes us look forward to the final installment. August 29, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
While it's saddled with being the bridge between two other films, The Desolation of Smaug wholly succeeds where An Unexpected Journey did not in that it makes us look forward to the final installment.
Nicholas Bell
Hobbit haters get dragon-forged coal for Christmas. August 27, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Hobbit haters get dragon-forged coal for Christmas.
Ryan Syrek
The film is nothing short of a visual stunner. July 31, 2019 | Full Review…
The film is nothing short of a visual stunner.
Leslie Combemale
Formless, unwieldy, and ultimately disappointing. June 9, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Formless, unwieldy, and ultimately disappointing.
Matthew Lucas
Regaining the epic scope and portentousness of The Lord of the Rings and bringing some brilliant new additions to Tolkien's text, this is visually rich, emotionally engaging, compelling filmmaking at its best. June 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Regaining the epic scope and portentousness of The Lord of the Rings and bringing some brilliant new additions to Tolkien's text, this is visually rich, emotionally engaging, compelling filmmaking at its best.
Chris Davies
The movie is good fantasy action fun, made by people who really care and know what they're doing. January 19, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
The movie is good fantasy action fun, made by people who really care and know what they're doing.
Abbie Bernstein
More reasons to watch: Benedict Cumberbatch doing the absolute most. January 14, 2019 | Full Review…
More reasons to watch: Benedict Cumberbatch doing the absolute most.
Alex Casey
The problem with a five (soon to be six) movie franchise is that there can't help but seem a touch of the law of diminishing returns by the latter episodes. November 20, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The problem with a five (soon to be six) movie franchise is that there can't help but seem a touch of the law of diminishing returns by the latter episodes.
PJ Nabarro
In The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Jackson revisits his style of elaborate escapist cinema, the visual vitality and expansive storytelling methods to convey Tolkien's visionary landscape of Middle Earth. November 11, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
In The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Jackson revisits his style of elaborate escapist cinema, the visual vitality and expansive storytelling methods to convey Tolkien's visionary landscape of Middle Earth.
Frank Ochieng
If you're a fan of this world and want simply to luxuriate in its various intricacies, then that's fine. But for anyone else, The Desolation of Smaug can't help but feel like a bit of a desolate slog. November 2, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
If you're a fan of this world and want simply to luxuriate in its various intricacies, then that's fine. But for anyone else, The Desolation of Smaug can't help but feel like a bit of a desolate slog.
Zaki Hasan
View All Quotes
View All