Beowulf & Grendel (2005) 6/10

Starring : Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgard, Sarah Polley, Eddie Marsan
Director : Sturla Gunnarsson
Running Time : 100 mins

The Danish Lord Beowulf (Butler), at the request of King Hrothgar (Skarsgard), leads a troop of brave warriors against a monster known as Grendel that has been terrorising a local village, but Beowulf soon discovers that the so called monster is simply as vengeful man, a revelation that forces him to re-evaluate his place in the world.

The makers of this movie really went to town on changing the whole legend of Beowulf. After a while it becomes clear that their version of Grendel isn’t even depicted as a monster. Characters are added, removed, and generally messed about with. So anyone who has ever read the epic poem will be bitterly disappointed. However, fans of old fashioned sword and sorcery style movies might find something to like in this.

You’ll like this if you liked : Conan The Barbarian