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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Tolkien (2019) in Movies

May 15, 2019  
Tolkien (2019)
Tolkien (2019)
2019 | Biography, Drama
Rather dull
I decided to sleep on it rather than review this film straight away in the hope I'd be more positive about it, but sadly not. And I think I'm being rather generous giving it a 5.

My main problem with this film is that whilst it is new in the sense it's the first film about Tolkien, the general storyline itself has been done to death. How many films have come out about authors/famous people that fall in love, go to war etc? I can name a few that I've seen just in the past year and it's all getting a bit old. This is probably the worst as it doesn't really tell us much, it barely even alludes to Tolkien's most famous work and instead drags out his early years with barely any heart. Even his fellowship with his friends could have been better handled. Admittedly the acting was quite good and I liked the war scenes that were interspersed with dark figures and dragons, but I'm not entirely convinced at how true any of this actually is.

Less than an hour in, I was itching to check the time on my watch which is never a good sign.