Beowulf WOW!

Rating: Null/10 (13 September 1999)

I went in expecting a pleasant hour or two of hack and slash adventure. I got so much more! Antonio Banderas was not his normal sultry sexy boytoy self. He was so much more as Ibn the Arab who has a crisis of self. There are so many elements to this movie that make it what it is. Obviously somebody paid attention in history class because the set is really very realistic. I realize that some things are not quite period, but the majority are and the effect is overwhelming. It has been a very long time since a movie had me so entranced that I destroyed a napkin! This show will have you on the edge of your seat as well as laughing! The Norsemen are portrayed as what they were ... barbarians with hearts of gold. I would go again in a heartbeat! 10 stars and 2 thumbs way up on this one.