Beyond darkness... beyond desolation... lies the greatest danger of all.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Ian Mckellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kirchner |
| Director |
Peter Jackson |
| Screenplay | Fran Walsh, Phillippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Torro, from the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Music | Howard Shore |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Editing | Jabez Olssen |
| Sound formats | Dolby Atmos |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2013 |
| Produced by | MGM, New Line Cinema, WingNut Films |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images |
| Runtime | 161 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi | 20 |  |
| Metacritic.com 38 critics | 13 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 106 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer  While still slightly hamstrung by middle chapter narrative problems and its formidable length, The Desolation of Smaug represents a more confident, exciting second chapter for the Hobbit series. | 15 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 12743 Netizens No desolations here! See more (39 total) » | 18 | |
Average .. 75% | 15 | |