Toronto Real Estate Agents | Julie Kinnear

Being a fan of myths and legends, I thought it would be fun to check this movie out - especially when CinemaClock gave it an unheard of 10/10! The only experience I've had recently with the 3-D technology was the movie 300, yet another violent 'historical' drama about gods, men & monsters that I really enjoyed. Beowulf had an even more computer animated feel to it, it was hideously violent and also terribly sad, and by the time it ended, I felt relieved, as if I had just watched the Fern Gully crew on hallucinogenic drugs. Beowulf falls into two sections - the valiant hero and the lonely aging king are poignantly contrasted and the characters are very well rounded, which seems unusual for the legends these typically one-dimensional action films are based on. I'm just not sure I was ready for the...realness of it all which left me weeping for Grendel. According to the good people of imdb, I'm not alone in that.

• IMDB link: Beowulf
• Rating: ***½