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The final 鈥淗obbit鈥� movie, 鈥淭he 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 鈥淔argo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 Metacritic, 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

Variety critic Scott Foundas wrote of the movie,

And Andrew Pulver of the Guardian 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 TheWrap 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 Telegraph 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�