Urulókë wrote:
Here's a quote from Dome that backs up my impression:

“We had a version of the script which was very historic. In all honesty, it just wasn’t emotional. You didn’t feel anything. It was more documentary–like, and just all the facts of the time. We were seeing that it just didn’t work, it didn’t resonate. So I approached it differently. How can I make it emotional? How can I make it come from him? I decided to do it as a dream.

I would have much preferred him to have used a historic version of the script, having watched the film it is still not emotional and I didn't feel anything, apart from how pedestrian, and as Stu said boring everything was

This is the best video review that I have seen so far of the film. You don't have to be on Facebook to watch it.

https://www.facebook.com/theprancingpo ... t/videos/284542742499825/

If anyone is interested, the film is now available on iTunes in the US only at the moment, https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/tolkien/id1460717521