Pretty good

Rating: 6/10 (8 June 2008)

Unfortunately I didn't realise this was an animated movie when I hired it from the video shop, you'd think they'd make that clear on the cover. In any case, it was a fairly enjoyable movie and there were a few moments where you could forget it was animated. But mostly the people had that other-worldly quality to them that made them look more animated than real. Apparently this is only very loosely based on the original Beowulf story, which I think is a real shame. Sticking to the original story would have really added to the experience for me even if it made it less of a traditional movie plot with some kind of resolution and retribution within it. In any case, if you like fantasy movies this is worth seeing.