Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) by Maximiliano D — 01 Aug 2016

December 13, 2013.

The Hobbit: The Deoslation of Smaug, second installment in the Hobbit franchise, improves immensely from the original. The pace, although still not perfect, was much much better, as well as the overall feel and consistency of the film. I am a huge fan of the book and was very scared to see what Peter Jackson and company were going to do with Legolas and Tauriel's characters. Although they felt "thrown in" they were still amazing to watch and from an overall aspect they both added a great deal of energy and style to the movie. Benedict Cumberbatch as the dragon Smaug was everything you could possibly want in a villainous dragon. Haunting, menacing, and terrifying, Smug is the one character that makes this movie work!