Review of Beowulf (2007) by Arthurc. — 20 Nov 2007

Visually stunning, especially the Digital 3-D that I saw. However, I don't know if I would've liked it much if I just saw the 2-D movie. There are some grand ideas here that seem to fall short, as if the screenwriters wanted to explore themes, but got lost thanks to the studio making cuts.

I would've like to hear more about the loss of myths thanks to the move from polytheism to monotheism. It's mentioned, but feels more like an afterthought. The action scenes, however, are stunning, and the whole 3-D element gives it the feel of a great theme park ride.

It succeeds in spades on that aspect alone. All it needs is a better told story.