| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...Peter Jackson brings his epic series to a glorious finish." more... |
A |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"King has pageantry, purpose, but it's not quite the greatest show on Middle-earth." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"That it falls a little shy of greatness is perhaps inevitable." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"This is a movie that, purely and simply, has visions and excitement to blow us away once again." more... |
A |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"The Return of the King is everything fans had hoped and more." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"An excellent conclusion and a triumph of filmmaking..." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...explosive – and exhausting..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
David Hunter |
"...masterfully entertaining..." more... |
A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Artistically delivering beyond anyone's imagination..." more... |
A |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...a more than solid conclusion." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"This is an experience of epic scope and grandeur, amazing emotional power, and relentless momentum." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"To praise Jackson isn’t enough. He’s more than director, he’s a miracle worker." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...The Return of the King is, at its most visceral level, a grand adventure with lots of fun things to look at..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"Will Return sweep the Oscars? It should, and it may." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the jewel in the crown of the masterful trilogy." more... |
A |
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