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Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.

Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. (less)

Director: Dome Karukoski
Writers: David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney
Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready, Kris Thykier

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Review by Brian Orndorf, May 9, 2019

7 / 10

It was difficult enough to bring �The Lord of the Rings� saga to the screen, and now movie producers seek out the source of all the fantasy magic with �Tolkien,� which serves as a bio-pic of the famed Middle-Earth creator, J.R.R. Tolkien. Instead of returning to the depth of fantasy that turned the Englishman into a household name, �Tolkien� tries to remain an emotional event, studying how small ideas from a brilliant mind develop into iconic pages filled with creatures, quests, and harrowing acts of survival. The production can�t fit in everything and it shows, but the feature remains powerfu ...read more...

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