I'm not a fan of CGI movies, but...

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2011)

... this one worked for me. Yeah, it's CGI, and yeah, it's lame, and the comparisons between the action scenes and a "videogame cut-scenes" are common in this cases. But, alas, in this case I wouldn't go so far about it. Why?, because it's a really good story, with classic characters, with interesting twists on the original story of Beowulf, and, in the end, I felt it worked.
Here's the thing: when you watch a cartoon movie, also feels fake, because you can always say: "it's just a bunch of cartoons". But are many animated movies which are classics, because of the characters, the story and the feeling it delivers. CGI movies are not classic animation, in the sense that is trying to imitate real environments. It's good?, in general, I would say it isn't good, because, most of the times, it feels like an attempt to give "eye candy" to the audience, rather than tell a good and interesting story (said... Star Wars prequels?). But the story of Beowulf is so classic, and good, it overcomes these problems, and at times, I almost forgot I was watching a bunch of pixels, and rather, a good adventure movie.
Recommended: Check it out.
8/10