The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

For “Lord of the Rings” aficionados, a great voice cast gives it rugged life and Middle-earth feels even more vivid than in the recent, highly expensive Amazon series. It’s a real treat.

This movie is let down by a script that never pulls the audience in. Without a single offhanded moment, characters have little personality. This creates an over-earnest tone that will only appeal to die-hard fans.

It’s unclear whether the film will play better with superfans who will recognize every callback or those for whom that relentless referencing won’t register, but it’s unlikely to play very well for anyone.

Diehard Tolkienistas will find much to coo over here... but the 2D animation style, with its herky-jerky action and painterly backdrops, will strike those who came to Tolkien’s tale primarily through Jackson’s movies as pretty crude stuff.

[Peter Jackson] proves here that if you scrape hard enough at the bottom of any barrel you will eventually damage the integrity of the entire barrel.