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59 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 185 Ratings

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  • Starring: Angelina Jolie, Crispin Glover, Ray Winstone
  • Summary: In a time of heroes, the mighty warrior Beowulf slays the monster Grendel and incurs the wrath of its monstrous yet seductive mother, in a conflict that transforms a king into a legend. (Paramount Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    88
    Zemeckis springs so many pow 3-D surprises you'll think Beowulf is your own private fun house.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    Beowulf is a solemnly gorgeous, at times borderline stolid piece of Tolkien-with-a-joystick mythology.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    60
    For all its visual sweep and propulsively violent action, this bloodthirsty rendition of the Old English epic can't overcome the disadvantage of being enacted by digital waxworks rather than flesh-and-blood Danes and demons.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 83 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 126
  3. Negative: 26 out of 126
  1. grandpajoe6191
    6
    "Beowulf" is a epic remake of the original tale of vikings. It lacks the depth or symbolism of the characters, but it certainly does have the glorious gore and blood going on.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. JoseRochaPT
    5
    I surrender myself to the fact that the film's story is taken from scratch and based on nothing, is a failure in terms of history. It is the same as saying that the word "Hoifk" is a race of elves. Anyone could create an history like this by pressing randomly at any keyboard letters.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. SasquatchFelix
    3
    None of the reviewers who gave it over a 30 actually have ever read beowulf, I have and this has almost zero to do with the epic poem. It is just a bad attempt to "hollywoodize" the poem… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes

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