Review of Beowulf (2007) by Robert D — 17 Jun 2012

It was good. would of been better live action. some of the animation sucked, but some was awesome.

This review of Beowulf (2007) was written by Robert D on 17 Jun 2012.

Beowulf has generally received mixed reviews.

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