Rating of
3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 03/16/13
As a concluding chapter, Return of the King is as epic and awesome as it should be. The climactic trek to Mordor is the film's heart and the movie succeeds most when it stays small - focusing on the battle of wits between Gollum and Sam and Frodo. Some of the action sequences are a little over the top and special effects heavy and the film suffers from multiple false endings, but, all in all, it's a satisfying and soaring conclusion to a very faithful trilogy.