“Tolkien” (*** out of four) was a solidly absorbing biographical drama of orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) focusing on his early years in which he was an outcast at school and had to find his own way towards friendship and love and how this alienation gave way to his artistic inspiration which led him to become a legendary writer. Not a great film but reverently told and made and with a captivating lead performance from Hoult. Entertaining just the same but hard-core Tolkien fans will find a lot more value here.