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The final 鈥淗obbit鈥� movie, 鈥�The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,鈥� has received mixed reviews so far, with some critics praising the combat sequences but others saying the movie is too long and full of nods to fans.

鈥淏attle鈥� is the third in the trilogy of movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien鈥檚 novel 鈥淭he Hobbit,鈥� which follows the adventures of hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman of 鈥�Fargo鈥�), wizard Gandalf (鈥淴-Men: Days of Future Past鈥� actor Ian McKellen), and dwarf Thorin (鈥淩obin Hood鈥� actor Richard Armitage), among others. The movie was already released in areas such as the UK and will hit theaters in the US on Dec. 17.

According to the review aggregator website , 鈥淏attle鈥� currently has a score of 62 out of 100. This is better than the first film, 鈥淭he Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,鈥� which earned 58 out of 100, but lower than the series鈥� second installment, 鈥淭he Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,鈥� which holds a score of 66.

One thing critics agree on: if you don鈥檛 like battles, this is not the movie for you, though the title may have tipped you off to that.聽

critic Scott Foundas wrote of the movie,

鈥淭he result is at once the trilogy鈥檚 most engrossing episode, its most expeditious (at a comparatively lean 144 minutes) and also its聽darkest鈥� Only fans need apply鈥� if 'The Battle of the Five Armies' feels psychologically weightier than the previous 'Hobbit' films, that鈥檚 largely a credit to Armitage鈥� Jackson鈥� invests his five-army rumble with such a visceral feeling for landscape and physical action, a sure eye for elaborate battlefield choreography and, above all, a sense of purpose, that he leaves most of the competition 鈥� including some of his own previous battle sequences聽鈥� seeming like so much digital white noise鈥� it鈥檚 hard not to marvel at Jackson鈥檚 facility with these characters and this world.鈥澛�

And Andrew Pulver of the found the film to be 鈥渁 fitting cap to an extended series鈥� just as enjoyable as each of the five films that came before it.鈥澛�

However, Inkoo Kang of called the movie 鈥渓umbering and overstuffed.鈥澛�

鈥淭he 144-minute running time showcases Jackson鈥檚 worst tendencies: eons-long battle scenes, sloppy and abrupt resolutions, portentous romances, off-rhythm comic timing, and, newly in this case, patience-testing fan service,鈥� Kang wrote.

And Tim Robey of the called the film 鈥渁 series of stomping footnotes in search of a climax.鈥澛�

鈥淭here鈥檚 more aftermath than plot left,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淭he last third is rescued by one meaty, entertaining set piece鈥� [but] the film is鈥� a paragraph on steroids.鈥�