Win Beowulf's money

Rating: 6/10 (1 March 2008)

There come times when tales are retold for modern audiences. Not only that, but to tell it in a way that it is almost a new story. And that is the result here in the CGI 2007 version of Beowulf.
The story was changed in such a way that the original hero Beowulf loses his edge. Instead of killing Grendel's mother, Beowulf spares her and gives her a son. Much like the king, that Beowulf came to save, did before him. And so he lies about it the rest of his life. Which makes the character less interesting because it doesn't stick to the epic.
The CGI is rather well done. The action was good as well as the acting. However, the story and direction weakened so it doesn't get the marks a great film would get. "B-"