My (very late) review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - quote: "One might argue that Jackson’s chiefest contribution in his second Middle Earth trilogy rests in shining a spotlight on Martin Freeman before a worldwide audience. The sweetness of these films is carried almost exclusively on Freeman’s narrow Hobbit shoulders as the titular Baggins. Freeman brings just the right mix of anxiety, sadness, worry, pluck, and winking silliness to the enterprise."
Read the rest at the link: http://reelroyreviews.com/2015/01/25/only-quite-a-little-fellow-in-a-wide-world-after-all-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies/