Rating: PG-13/NR (intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity)
Length: 114 minutes

Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1

English, French, Spanish

A kingdom is being constantly attacked by a mysterious creature known as a Grendel. The King (Hopkins) calls out for help which brings the very self-confident warrior Beowulf to his shores to rid them of their monster and to deal with its mother.

This film has a fairly impressive cast and many of the visuals, when it isn't so dark, are quite stunning.

Too much time was spent on the look of the film and not enough time on the script. If you're looking for a dialogue rich film with a deep storyline, look somewhere else.

• "A Hero's Journey": The Making of Beowulf
• "Beasts of Burden": Designing the Creatures of Beowulf
• Creating the Ultimate Beowulf
• The Art of Beowulf
• Deleted Scenes

I suspect they kept the rating down to PG-13 because they realized who their target audience was going to be; 13-14 year old boys that don't care about substance but only care that the movie looks cool. If you're interested in CGI-heavy films there have been two released in the last two years, this and 300. Beowulf is for the younger crowd where 300 is for adults.

Robert Zemeckis   [Back to the Future I/II/III, Contact, Forrest Gump, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit]

Sharisse Baker-Bernard - Hild

John Bilezikjian - Musician #2

Greg Ellis - Garmund

[To End All Wars]

Sonje Fortag - Gitte

Anthony Hopkins - Hrothgar

[Amistad, The Bounty, Bram Stroker's Dracula, The Bunker, The Edge, The Elephant Man, Hannibal, The Lion in Winter, The Mask of Zorro, Nixon, Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Titus]

Angelina Jolie - Grendel's Mother

[Alexander, The Bone Collector, Gia, Gone in 60 Seconds, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Original Sin, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Wanted]

John Malkovich - Unferth

[Being John Malkovich, Con Air, Empire of the Sun, Eragon, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Napoléon, Shadow of the Vampire]

Brice Martin - Musician #4

Robin Wright Penn - Wealthow

[Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride, Unbreakable]

Julene Renee - Cille

[Secretary]

Sebastian Roché - Wulfgar

Charlotte Salt - Estrith

Woody Schultz - Aesher

Ray Winstone - Beowulf / Golden Man / Dragon

[Cold Mountain, The Departed, Indiana Jones IV, King Arthur, Ripley's Game]

Rik Young - Eofor

[Children of Dune]

Leslie Harter Zemeckis - Yrsa