Tolkien - Tolkien - Blu-ray

Nicholas Hoult delivers a fine performance as celebrated fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien in this engaging biodrama. The film explores how young Tolkien's relationship with future wife Edith Bratt (Lily Collins), the close bond he forms with three great friends, and his service as an officer in the British Army during World War I would influence the writing of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi, Anthony Boyle co-star. 112 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.