Definitely worth a watch but only at the cinema, and only for the 3D thing

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2007)

Let's not beat around the bush here. This movie is good for one reason and one reason only - the jaw-dropping, unable to drag your eyes away from the screen 3D it's filmed in.
The CGI is very good for the most part. The women look a bit fake but the guys are very impressive. They really seem to have facial hair thing down. The standard of acting wasn't very high although Anthony Hopkins was almost indistinguishable from his real life version and Brendan Gleeson provided some much needed comic relief as Beowulf's right hand man. The rest of them though seemed very wooden and I was unsure whether it was the animation or their voices which let them down.
The only thing I found truly disappointing though was what they did with the character of Grendel's mother. As far as i'm concerned, it's just plain wrong to change such an old and epic story just to accommodate Angelina Jolie's computer animated boobs. It was silly and disrespectful to the poem although I'm sure it'll draw in the crowds, or at least the teenage boys.
Acting and story-changes aside, the action is fast paced but not exhausting. It never drags or loses it's way and seriously, the 3D is very impressive, even if it does milk it a little at the beginning (lots of pointlessly traversing landscapes and people throwing things at the 'camera')
In summary then it is definitely worth watching but only at the cinema, and only for the 3D thing, oh and Angelina Jolie's boobs if you're really that desperate.