Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by Bruce Diones for New Yorker — 30 Dec 2013
The tale has no emotional resonance, and the thinness of the plot (only five of the book's chapters are adapted here) and the colorless depictions of the leading characters do it no favors.
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This review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) was written by Bruce Diones and published by New Yorker on 30 Dec 2013.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has generally received very positive reviews.
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