Rating: NR
Genre:
Fantasy
Theatrical Release: 11/16/2007(USA
Release Date: 09/15/2009
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 114 min
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
Inspired by the epic Old English poem of the same name, director
Robert Zemeckis's digitally rendered film follows the Scandinavian hero
Beowulf (
Ray Winstone) as he fights to protect the Danes from a ferocious beast named
Grendel (
Crispin Glover). Though at first
Grendel seems invincible,
Beowulf eventually manages to defeat him in a desperate battle to the death. Devastated by her son's violent demise at the hands of
Beowulf,
Grendel's mother (
Angelina Jolie) sets out in search of revenge. Later,
Beowulf faces the biggest challenge of his life when he attempts to slay a powerful dragon.
Anthony Hopkins,
Robin Wright Penn,
Alison Lohman,
John Malkovich, and
Brendan Gleeson co-star in an epic
fantasy adventure penned by
Roger Avary and
Neil Gaiman.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
