The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Release date: 2014-02-21
Country: USA|New Zealand
Language: English
Director: Peter Jackson
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: 7.8/10
Length: 2h 41min

Storyline

After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest--without their Wizard. If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug. And, where has Gandalf got off to? And what is his secret business to the south?

Plot Keywords

giant spider, sword and sorcery, elf, dwarf, sword and fantasy, assassin, army, soldier, female soldier, female warrior, scar, assassination attempt, disfigurement, teleportation, pipe smoking, deception, greed, ambush, snow, warrior

Short Review

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.