A beautiful and moving film. Very well directed, with good period detail and atmosphere. The young actors, both the children and young adults playing Tolkien and his friends, are very good. Lily Collins is also excellent as Edith and manages to seem authentic as an Edwardian young woman (a rare gift these days, as most modern actresses mostly seem unable to step out of their own period). The film also gives a good idea of how Tolkien's horrific World War I experiences must have influenced his 'Lord of the Rings' books. An excellent film for Tolkien fans and also for anyone who is interested in how the experience of living in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, leading up to World War I, shaped the way people thought in the early Twentieth century.
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A biopic with a hint of the mystic and the surreal. How the man evolved with a nod to Spielberg's War Horse. The story of ellowship of friends without rose tinted lenses. Brutal images set the scene for the after war vacuum.
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Really interesting InSite, into the background lifestyle of one of England's greatest authors.
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I saw this movie in the cinema so I knew I would buy a copy of it. It is an interesting movie and very enjoyable to watch.
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10 out of 10
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