A marvelous retelling of the Beowulf epic, but very violent

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2003)

I have not read "Eaters of the Dead" so did not experience any of the disappointment voiced by those who have. Instead I was able to appreciate it for what it was as opposed to what it was not.
I only have a couple regrets:
Why Antonio Bandaras? Now I like Antonio in general. He's a good actor and mighty easy to look at, but would it have been so difficult to cast an Arab as Ahmad Ibn Fadlan? It was so refreshing to see an Arab character portrayed as a force of peace and civilization. So often the Moslem world is shown as the opposite.
LOTS of violence. This one is definitely not for the kiddies!