"Beowulf" is a Christmas present

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2007)

I saw "Beowulf" in 3D and I think that anybody interested in this movie should do an effort to see it in that format. Near home it was showed in 35 mm and I had to drive about 50 miles to find a theater where they showed it on 3D... And I don't regret it at all! The 3D effect is fully enmeshed with the developing of the story, and the plot is so dynamic that you have little time to think things out, you just let yourself go and enjoy the wonderful images. Maybe the plot does not follow the original literature sources, maybe you'll find a little too many nude and sexy ingredients sown here and there to drag you into the film, OK, but... who cares? The important thing is that during the whole duration of the film the only thing that matters the viewer is not to lose any minute of this magic. I think that Robert Zemeckis has created a treat for the movie fan, a premature Christmas gift that I will always remember with gratefulness.