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Review of Beowulf (2007) by David M — 06 Dec 2011

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Some of the scenes were fucking awesome and then sometimes I just wanted to go to bed. it was an okay movie, with a crappy ending.

This review of Beowulf (2007) was written by David M on 06 Dec 2011.

Beowulf has generally received mixed reviews.

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