[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

I certainly thought he was mad enough...but I felt he was a 2D character. He didn't seem to possess the cunning he had in the book. In the book, he used his grief as a cloak to find out more information from Pippin. He did indeed despair at seeing the might of Sauron's army, but he lit the beacons and gathered his armies. He seemed completely and utterly selfish in the film...he didn't care in the least what happened to his city, they were all going to die as far as he was concerned so he didn't bother to gather his army. He even looked annoyed that the beacon had been lit!!! I found that infuriating, I must admit.