The Fellows Hip (2013) Film Review

9th January 2014

The Fellows Hip (2013) dir. Ron Newcomb

The first warning that I shall give in regards to this film is that if you have not watched “The Lord of The Rings” trilogy recently or a number of times this is not the film for you. “The Fellows Hip” tells the story of four friends who are geeks and love video games, bullied at school and by his older brother Randall Dooley (Justin Moe) sets off on a ‘quest’ with his friends to prove himself at a massive Lord of The Rings Online gaming tournament to ‘defeat’ his tormentor.

The film itself is very well shot and shows good direction from new directing talent Ron Newcomb and the parodies of the well loved books/films are superbly written, however what lets this film down is the acting. There are a number of moments during the film where the delivery of lines and humour are just awkward to watch, and they feel completely un-natural. These moments are dotted throughout the film but are thankfully saved in part by some fantastically funny moments. My highlight of the film is the character Baba Melvin Schnabel played by Wolf Sherrill. This hippie Gandalf style character is superbly played and adds much needed light relief to the later part of the film.

Throughout the film I was impressed with the music by Dale Clay which is so close to Howard Shore’s original soundtracks it does border on a lawsuit, however gave that added authenticity to the film.

The film itself is not a bad one, it is a well written story and is well directed, however it is plauged with awkward acting and such a niche story it will alienate most audiences, however if you love “Lord of The Rings” as I do, I would employe you to give it a go.

2.5/5

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