Interesting reinterpretation of the classic legend by Neil Gaiman that nevertheless diminishes the grandeur. Ideally the poetry should lift the story, but there's precious little of it in Zemeckis' coldly digitized filmmaking.
This review of Beowulf (1976) was written by Gary R on 26 Apr 2012.
Beowulf has generally received positive reviews.
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