Not a fan of this kind of CGI, but story twist pretty good.

Rating: 7/10 (23 November 2007)

CGI with LOTR and 300 was entertaining - not so much so in Beowulf 2007. Of the 4 recent Beowulf movies (within the last 8 years or so), I have seen 3. I have not seen the 1999 "Beowulf," but have seen The 13th Warrior, Beowulf and Grendel, and Beowulf - 2007. I have enjoyed each of these in their own right, as I did this one; however, the CGI use threw me for awhile on this latest version.
The main distracting element was that some characters' images seemed more "real" than others. Hrothgar's (Anthony Hopkins) Queen (Robin Wright) seemed more like an X-box character than even a CGI-like actor depiction (Ms. Wright was best in Forrest Gump). Anthony Hopkins, on the other hand, came across fairly well (except for some audio synch and wooden movement glitches). It might just be that Wright had trouble acting (voice and movement) for this style, but this contrast was distracting between not only those characters, but with regard to others within the film, as well.
The additional story element was unique, and indeed, rescued the last part of the movie for me. These Beowulf twists (in all the movies I've seen) make for some interesting story-telling, and this was no exception.