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The cinematography is visually stunning, even if some of the camera work was questionable and lacked inspiration or direction. And the same could be said about the music, which is sadly composed by James Newton Howard, whose notables spans 133 films including Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.
The editing was good, even if not noticeable, which is both good and bad, depending on what you are looking for in films [see 127 Hours (2010) for phenomenal editing].
Kristen Stewart's acting seemed as lucid and tepid as everyone claims, although I have not seen her act in anything else, so I can make no claims on her acting otherwise. Although, I have to say, that just as Channing Tatum's emotional speeches in The Vow (2012) bother me to no avail, the same can be said about Stewart's supposedly take arms against the queen speech. Blah!
Although technically billed as an action drama (notice poster if you feel like questioning it) the film did not have enough action to satisfy the testosterone laden, and not enough romance to satisfy anyone else.
Watch the film in the theaters if you can manage it during this summer, the visuals are worth it. Otherwise rent it when it makes its way to On Demand or otherwise. Although, I might buy the BluRay just to see how they seamlessly made, among others, Nick Frost, Bob Hoskins and Ian McShane into the dwarves.
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