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Beowulf (18A)
Synopsis: In the
age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all is Beowulf (Ray Winstone).
After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel (Crispin Glover) as asked
to by King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins), he incurs the undying wrath of the
beast's ruthlessly seductive mother (Angelina Jolie), who will use any
means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout
the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.
Robert's Review
As always, I review
movies based on their entertainment value, not their technical merits or
flashy CGI effects. Sure, this movie was visually stunning and some of
the CGI could almost be mistaken for the real thing… however, the movie
itself was boring and wasted two hours of time. "Beowulf" is basically
a soap opera… two solid hours of characters in a mead hall, sitting around
talking… and talking and talking and so on. There was hardly any action,
suspense, humor or anything truly entertaining. I felt like I was watching
day time soaps and I couldn't have been more displeased about that. I looked
around at all of the other audience members only to see similar looks of
boredom. Hardly anyone smiled, cheered, applauded or did anything. Like
me, they all just sat there in silence and when it was over, they just
got up and walked out.
All in all, I'd give
this movie 2 Naked Angelina Jolies (out of 5). Re-watch value: NONE
Brett's Review
None. He's on vacation
visiting his family for Thanksgiving.
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