"In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.”Movie type: Action Animated - While the film is animated, this is violent adventure is aimed at an older audience. The action sequences are too intense and bloody for young children.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Script: Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary
Starring: Ray Winstone (Beowulf), Angelina Jolie (Grendel’s mother), Crispin Glover (Grendel), Sir Anthony Hopkins (King Hrothgar)
Length: 1 hr. 52 min.
Reviews:
”Good Beowulf delivers everything one could reasonably expect from it.“ Berardinelli, Internet Critic
”Good I'm not complaining. I'm serious when I say the movie is funny. Some of the dialog sounds like Monty Python. No, most of the dialog does.” Roger Ebert
”Good Beowulf couldn't be less faithful to the original epic poem, and that's actually a good thing for moviegoers. It's a lot more fun than the mythic adventure most of us read in school.” USA Today
”Average Zemeckis' film is both kitsch and creepy: Beowulf is fantasy, but BEOWULF is a sheltered teen-boy fantasy, full of macho bluster, denatured violence and leaden double entendres.”
TV Guide Online
Source: cinemareview.com
26.11.2007