Beowulf (2007)
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- Synopsis
- Inspired by the epic Old English poem of the same name, director Robert Zemeckis's digitally rendered film follows the Scandinavian hero Beowulf (Ray Winstone) as he fights to protect the Danes from a ferocious beast named Grendel (Crispin Glover)....
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- Director(s)
- Robert Zemeckis
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 114 min.
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Critic Reviews
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Zemeckis springs so many pow 3-D surprises you'll think Beowulf is your own private fun house.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Beowulf is a solemnly gorgeous, at times borderline stolid piece of Tolkien-with-a-joystick mythology.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
Not all of it works - and not all of it works the way the target audience of jacked-up young males might want it to - but the movie is hugely provocative fun, and I'm pretty sure that's on purpose.Read the full review
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