I think the most failed charachters in the movie were those who were not humans... I mean, they are played by just normal humans...
Aragorn and Boromir (who is my fawourite of the fellowship) are exactly as I have alwys thought them to be. So are Gandalf and Saruman.
Not even all the non-humans were failed. Dwarwes were rather good... its easy to conseal inadequaciues under that enormous beard. Elronds player brought well out his bitternes and tiredness to the world and looked as a half elf should.
But...
Hobbits were not stubby and plumb enough.
Legolas was not tall enough.
Note to Liv Tylor, you might be pretty, but you are not Arwen.
Note to Cate Blanchett... It is not easy to play someone who is threehundred times your age.
Oh the inadequasies of humans trying to play eleves and hobbits.
JH
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