Review of Beowulf & Grendel (2005) by Joy S — 24 Sep 2007

Great theme of reconsidering your judgements of others. However there are scenes I'd rather forget.

This review of Beowulf & Grendel (2005) was written by Joy S on 24 Sep 2007.

Beowulf & Grendel has generally received mixed reviews.

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