the article largely hits the nail on the head for me.
I went and saw it at the threatre the other day as I had a day off. Spur of the moment thing as I had originally intended to wait for it to be available on Amazon Prime. I won't say I want my money back, but I would have felt better waiting.
"soulless" is exactly what I thought when it was over. I think I enjoyed the Rankin and Bass animated feature more. It was more in line.
Except for Bilbo's scenes, it was something of a chore to watch.