cross between shrek and 13th warrior

Rating: 5/10 (28 March 2008)

I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I had read some awful reviews of this film. I just don't know why they decided to do a 3-d cgi version rather then a feature film with human actors. For the first 10 minutes i kept expecting shrek or Fiona to burst out from behind a curtain, such was the look of the cgi. I have never felt comfortable with a cgi film being taken seriously as a feature film. Ray Winstone was horribly, horribly miscast. 'I will kill your monstaaaaaaaaaaaaa' in his finest cockney. He's a rough, tough character in most of his films but portraying him here as a 6ft 6 inch anglo saxon warrior just wasn't right. How about using kevin mckidd of rome fame instead. He looks more like a beefy chieftain. As for Grendel, the monster, he truly was horrific. I suppose he fulfilled his role as a truly terrifying demon, but the awful screeching he let out made me ears bleed! The nudity was almost laughable. Without going into detail the angelina jolie mother character was stunningly done, but she didn't seem to have a sex organ. was i watching too closely? come on boys u know u were to. Some of the action sequences were very well done, and the feeling of dread awaiting the monsters attack was very suspenseful. I couldn't help thinking 13th warrior was better, despite the fact that that film was based on beowulf, not the other way round. Just about worth a watch! But only just.