Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

I liked the excellent cast. I liked the good FX. I liked the beautiful locations.

BUT! The film is much too long.

The hero's journey is told once again, and this is only part 1 of 3. I'm sure the book fans are thrilled, but I thought a more condensed version would have worked better.

It's a Wagner opera with computer FX.