Let me start off by saying I've never seen the play nor did I know what this movie was about. I saw Rob Marshall directing Meryl Streep in a fantasy take off fairy tales and I was in! Having said that I gave it 3 stars here's why:
Without question this movie gets 3 stars. This review won't even be long because I am so disappointed in the movie. Yes Richard Armitage does a fantastic job, but I didn't read The Hobbit as a kid, so it's the screenwriter's and director's job to explain to me the nuances and little hidden gems. Why is Thorin going crazy? What's with the birds? TELL ME!
Yeah very disappointed since this will be the last movie...left a bad impression and sort of tainted the whole series a bit.
I will say right off the bat the funniest sequel since "The Hangover 2"...I couldn't stop laughing from beginning to end. Keep reading...
This is by far one of the best Disney movies I've ever seen....but it's formulaic. Keep reading...
I saw this movie a week ago and needed time to process. This movie was AMAZING. 5 stars without hesitation. Keep reading...
I will sum this up in one review...this movie sucked. I give it the TWO stars it has in its title and I'm done. Bad movie. That's it. I'm done.
