Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) by Jonathan L. Fischer for Slate — 17 Dec 2014
Rather than having too much pure Tolkien, it offers too much pure Jackson. It may occasionally seem to be aware of its undiluted preposterousness, but that hardly eases the experience of sitting through its endless cartoonish action sequences and overwrought emotional payoffs.
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This review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) was written by Jonathan L. Fischer and published by Slate on 17 Dec 2014.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has generally received positive reviews.
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