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Tolkien has the period trappings and strong performances of a worthy biopic, but lacks the imagination required to truly do its subject justice.
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"Tolkien" doesn't seem all that interested in providing any kind of entertainment. May 14, 2019 | Rating: C | Full Review…
"Tolkien" doesn't seem all that interested in providing any kind of entertainment.
David Ehrlich
Tolkien may have been the most important modern fantasy author but the movie bearing his name won't stand the test of time. May 11, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Tolkien may have been the most important modern fantasy author but the movie bearing his name won't stand the test of time.
James Berardinelli
If you're going to tell the story of one of the most imaginative writing minds of the 20th century, why not infuse it with more ... imagination? May 10, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
If you're going to tell the story of one of the most imaginative writing minds of the 20th century, why not infuse it with more ... imagination?
Richard Roeper
Why do people keep making films about writers? May 10, 2019 | Full Review…
Why do people keep making films about writers?
Anthony Lane
For a film that seems to aspire to greatness, "Tolkien" is done in by its lack of vision. That was one quality which Tolkien himself was never accused of lacking. May 10, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
For a film that seems to aspire to greatness, "Tolkien" is done in by its lack of vision. That was one quality which Tolkien himself was never accused of lacking.
Matthew Rozsa
Director Dome Karukoski treats Tolkien and his story with reverence, and Hoult plays him with handsome rigidity. But neither the story nor portrayal ever come to life. May 10, 2019 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Director Dome Karukoski treats Tolkien and his story with reverence, and Hoult plays him with handsome rigidity. But neither the story nor portrayal ever come to life.
Adam Graham
This film is beautifully put together, and it carries several smaller emotional kicks as well as some insight into the idealism of youth. Plus of course the power of friendship, which was Tolkien's greatest theme. May 20, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
This film is beautifully put together, and it carries several smaller emotional kicks as well as some insight into the idealism of youth. Plus of course the power of friendship, which was Tolkien's greatest theme.
Rich Cline
Pretty to look at and pretty predictable. But then, I'm not sure what anyone could do with a script as dutiful and dull as this... May 20, 2019 | Full Review…
Pretty to look at and pretty predictable. But then, I'm not sure what anyone could do with a script as dutiful and dull as this...
Eleanor Ringel Cater
This looks and sounds like every other biopic. May 20, 2019 | Full Review…
This looks and sounds like every other biopic.
Asher Luberto
It's not until the very end that the episodes of Tolkien's life start to connect, but by then it's too late to regain the time that was lost. [Full Review in Spanish] May 20, 2019 | Full Review…
It's not until the very end that the episodes of Tolkien's life start to connect, but by then it's too late to regain the time that was lost. [Full Review in Spanish]
Marcelo Stiletano
The film can't escape the weight of its own tedium, weighed down by its romantic and Bildungsroman preoccupations, more Merchant Ivory melodrama than exploration of the healing powers of art and language in the wake of war and loss. May 20, 2019 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
The film can't escape the weight of its own tedium, weighed down by its romantic and Bildungsroman preoccupations, more Merchant Ivory melodrama than exploration of the healing powers of art and language in the wake of war and loss.
Nathanael Hood
It gives new meaning to the term "fan fiction." May 19, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
It gives new meaning to the term "fan fiction."
Matt Brunson
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