Writer/Director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of
Smaug is a feast for the eyes and, besides the excellent script by Jackson,
Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro , is worth seeing just for
Production Designer Dan Hennah’s and Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie’s
amazing work.
This film has none of the middle-of-a-trilogy issues I
mentioned in my review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. There are enough new obstacles and
monsters to confront and the introduction of exciting new characters to make
this segment wholly interesting in itself.
Chief among the new characters is Evangeline Lilly’s
superb portrayal of the Elvin warrior Tauriel.
This Elf puts Katniss Everdeen to
shame.
Continued excellent performances are also turned in by
Martin Freeman as Bilbo, Ian McKellen as Gandolf and Ken Stott as the standout
Dwarf Balin. Luke Evans as Bard is,
also, a welcome addition to the overall splendid cast. Casting Directors Victoria Burrows, Amy and
John Hubbard, Liz Mullane and Miranda Rivers deserve a shoutout for their stellar
work in this regard.
Story creator J.R.R. Tolkein would be proud of this production.
I give The
Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug a 4+ out of 5.
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