Should you watch The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Film · 2012
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.
The sides of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- A homebody dragged into an adventure
- Thirteen dwarves at the dinner table
- Riddles in the dark
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is good for you if…
- you want to go back to Middle-earth.
- you like a lighter, cosier tale than The Lord of the Rings.
- you like dwarves singing and washing the dishes.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is bad for you if…
- nearly three hours, for the first of three films, is too much.
- it takes a long time before the journey really starts.
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