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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Peter Jackson

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans ...

6.3

48,832

Fantasy. Adventure. Action When we last left Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and Thorin's (Richard Armitage) company, they had just retaken Erebor from the dragon Smaug, but at a terrible cost as the dragon headed towards Laketown to take his revenge. While Bard (Luke Evans) is faced with defeating the dragon to save his home, Bilbo and the dwarves are forced to look for the Arkenstone on command of a power-hungry Thorin, whose gold sickness gets worse by the hour. As the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Inkoo Kang The Wrap	"The 144-minute running time showcases Jackson's worst tendencies: eons-long battle scenes, sloppy and abrupt resolutions, portentous romances, off-rhythm comic timing, and (...) patience-testing fan service."	NEG
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"The final stretch of 'The Battle of the Five Armies' possesses a warm, amiable, sometimes rueful mood that proves ingratiating and manages to magnify the good and minimize the bad of the trilogy."	POS
United Kingdom	Andrew Pulver The Guardian	"This film is a fitting cap to an extended series that (...) has transformed Tolkien's place in the wider culture. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"The result is at once the trilogy's most engrossing episode, its most expeditious (...) and also its darkest - both visually and in terms of the forces that stir in the hearts of men, dwarves and orcs alike."	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"It's robustly entertaining, occasionally affecting, sometimes thrilling, not exactly groundbreaking."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Peter Jackson has sadly saved the worst for last. The Battle of the Five Armies is 20 percent inspiration, 80 percent desperation (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The final installment of the Hobbit trilogy is the best, featuring more spectacular action scenes as well as the series' most emotionally resonant moments (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	James Dyer Empire	"A fitting conclusion to Jackson’s prequel trilogy and a triumphant adieu to Middle-earth. Now complete, 'The Hobbit' stands as a worthy successor to 'The Lord Of The Rings', albeit one that never quite emerges from its shadow. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"If you’ve been enjoying 'The Hobbit' so far, you’re in for a treat. But if you were hoping for something extra or different this time around – a touch of honest emotion, perhaps – then 'The Battle of the Five Armies' may leave you wanting. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"One great set piece and Christopher Lee's kung fu skills can't make up for all the padding in Peter Jackson's third and final 'Hobbit' film. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG

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