Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 72 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The repeated iterations of fight, flight and respite here get wearing. Especially perhaps because, with Jackson's fetish for detail, they take more time to watch on screen than to read about.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
14 Dec 2012
rotten:
There's no denying the majesty in Peter Jackson's visuals but he's taken a relatively slim children's book and stretched it beyond the limits.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
14 Dec 2012
rotten:
To its own narrative detriment, "The Hobbit" works hard to lay the framework for what will follow. Certainly that's one way to set out on a trilogy, but it's surely not the best.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
14 Dec 2012
rotten:
My first thought in watching The Hobbit was: Do we really need this movie? It was my last thought, too.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Dec 2012
rotten:
It frequently seems as though Jackson was less interested in making The Hobbit than in remaking his own fabulously successful Lord of the Rings series.