'Rings' hasn't rattled wise-beyond-his-years Wood.(LIFE - ENTERTAINMENT)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: December 18, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Scott Galupo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

NEW YORK - Elijah Wood is not only the star of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he's the face of those movies. Director Peter Jackson's camera is enticed by it, by the young actor's big, intense eyes.

They are innocent eyes, and somehow sad, as if they have seen and experienced more than his 21 years.

That face and those timorous blue orbs probably are the most indelible images of both "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers," which opens today .

The second installment of the hugely popular "Rings" series, "The ...

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