Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times — 19 Sep 2004
There is little enough psychological depth anywhere in the films, actually, and they exist mostly as surface, gesture, archetype and spectacle. They do that magnificently well, but one feels at the end that nothing actual and human has been at stake.
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This review of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) was written by Roger Ebert and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 19 Sep 2004.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has generally received very positive reviews.
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