Beowulf & Grendel : 2005 TIFF Update - Based on the famed epic poem, Beowulf and Grendel tells the astonishingly dull and hopelessly irrelevant story of a legendary warrior named Beowulf who must hunt down and kill a murderous troll before it does any more damage. Review by David Nusair.
CNS Movie Review: Beowulf & Grendel - Here, Beowulf is not so much a hero, but a hatchet man, albeit a conflicted one who returns home weighed down more with guilt than gold. By David DiCerto.
Filmthreat.com: Beowulf and Grendel - Beowulf and Grendel is never a cogent and interesting film even when avoiding such trappings of the genre minimizing the battle, but maximizing the sheer boredom that’s ever present on the cast. By Felix Vasquez Jr. (August 3, 2006)
Metromix. Movie review: 'Beowulf and Grendel' - Two elements of "Beowulf and Grendel" make a mixed-up and unbalanced picture nearly worthwhile. By Michael Phillips. (July 13, 2006)
Beowulf Meets Girl; Girl Meets Troll. Eeew. - It's intended as a cautionary tale about needless military intervention, as well as a commentary on the danger of making sweeping moral assumptions in foreign policy -- especially when dealing with trolls. The problem is, when you blur the moral lines of the Beowulf saga, you're left with nothing but a bunch of drunks in animal skins, scratching themselves. By Mick LaSalle. (June 30, 2006)
Cinematical Review: Beowulf and Grendel - In the hands of Sturla Gunnarsson, Beowulf and Grendel is a masterful film that fleshes out the decidedly one-sided epic poem, bringing Grendel to life with a humanity and warmth that adds layers of meaning to the old tale. By Kim Voynar. (June 28, 2006)
CanMag: Canadian Beowulf & Grendel Review - In the prologue “A Hate is Born”, the first sight that catches your eye is an incredible view of a landscape and you are transported almost immediately into the Epic that is Beowulf. (March 22, 2006)
Exclaim: Beowulf & Grendel - Things do get interesting when Grendel takes revenge on Beowulf’s best friend, but it’s simply too little too late. Review by Jeff Musgrave. (March 9, 2006)
Canoe-Jam: 'Beowulf & Grendel' A Brutish Epic - 'Beowulf and Grendel' is a ludicrous movie with mad Icelandic energy, severed body parts, lots of mead, grimy imagery and real frost on the characters' breath, reveals Jim Slotek in his review for the Toronto Sun. (March, 2006)
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