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Review of by Sheila O'malley for RogerEbert.com — 16 Dec 2014

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There are some wonderful sequences in Battle of the Five Armies, and the attention to detail is breathtaking (each different space rendered with thrilling complexity), but the film feels more like a long drawn-out closing paragraph rather than (like "The Desolation of Smaug") a vibrant stand-alone piece of the story.

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This review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) was written by and published by RogerEbert.com on 16 Dec 2014.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has generally received positive reviews.

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