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Based on the first 2 episodes, I say, this is pretty bad.

Characters are not themselves, mostly. They do not fit Tolkien's setting. Gil-Galad is old and sagging (compare to Thranduil of Lee Pace!) Ages-old Galadriel acts like she is a stubborn teenager. Elves are just human with pointy ears and nothing else special about them (where's your elven sight, Legolas, where's your light step?) I won't even start about racial difference in homogenous societies, such as Dwarves in their halls of stone. What's even worse, you do not feel that air of aspiration that followed Aragorn, Faramir, Theoden, Eomer... All talks are so lowly! You could hear something like that while making your first morning coffee in the office.

Actors overplay all the time. Durin, Elrond, Galadriel, the goblin that attacked. Some others just say their lines, trying to look good. The only bright spots here are the harfoot girl and that Harad woman with her son.

Costumes are just total meh! White nighties, tin armor, very cheap 'ornaments', such as letters on Gil-Galad's chest. Costumes are just the worst part. There is no way that the elves of mid 2-nd epoch could dress worse than they would in 4000 years. Cosplayers often look better than that. And hair! Why so much unwashed and uncombed hair? Do people not know how to use a comb? And some of the characters seemingly have chemical perm (hello, Elrond!)

The writing is more or less coherent, and that's what saves the day (as much as it could be saved) but some scenes are laughably dumb. The ship is, for example. Anyone who wrote and directed this, had obviously never had any idea of seafaring (even taking all the special circumstances into consideration). I could not help but laugh my head off.

Ah. And the graphics! The CG is good. If you want CG, this is your movie! But otherwise, I say this is not much fun.

The movie definitely seems inferior to the two previous parts. But it is good, still. A good movie on its own, and a very good ending for the "Last warrior" trilogy. I've seen this movie today, and I do not regret a single minute of it.

The biggest problem is the overly complicated plot. So much to happen within two hours! Also, it's a bit overloaded with little details and interludes, that are beautiful and fun, and give us more exposure on characters, yet meaningless on major scale, and thus the main plot line feels somewhat rushed and a bit... scrunched up, I'd say. We see a bit too much of the artifacts to be obtained, and conditions to be fulfilled, and so we somewhat lose connection to the humane side of the adventure, to the nature of choices to be made. In the middle it all fills a bit like a road movie, really. But the silver lining here: towards the end, it all straightens up, again! Another problem is that you need to see the previous parts to fully understand it all. But is it really a problem in 2020-s?

The good things that I really like here are numerous. First, I really like how the plot turns back to the very roots of the main characters, so that we can recall who they are, and who they were, and it matters! I also like jokes here, even though many of them are Russian-specific. I like how they show us modern days in Moscow. I like sound, visuals, I like references, I love plot twists. And how it all ends, I like it, too. It is a good end of the story!

And I'll say it again, I really, really love the actors here! Each and every one of them. These people are so great! Totally fit for the story and the direction.

Now, to sum it up. Not sure if this is really fit for little kids. But for teenagers and adults alike it should be fun. More fantasy than fairy-tale now, still a good adventure, good action and a good story. And of course, one of the best movies of Russian cinema in decades.

The movie is underrated. Go see it, that's my advice!