Review 221: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch), the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenceless men, women and children of Lake-town.
Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin (Richard Armitage) sacrifices friendship and honour to hoard it as Bilbo's (Martin Freeman) frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead.
Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), the great enemy Sauron (Benedict Cumberbatch) has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain.
As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide - unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-Earth hangs in the balance.
Let me start off by saying that this is by far the most action packed instalment in The Hobbit trilogy, the first two instalments where more whimsical adventures, this is one, hot blood, heart pounding, relentless action film. The whole crux of this film, in fact, hinges on the titular battle.
Peter Jackson's direction is appropriately unobtrusive, expertly keeping the films epic scope afloat for the duration of its 154 min runtime the cinematography is gorgeous and the score by Howard Shore is spectacular, the special effects are splendid, the production design is marvellous, the costumes are fabulous, the
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies certainly lives up to its title,
The Anonymous Critic.
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