Beowulf - Zemeckis, 2007

First off, I saw the 2D version, not the 3D, so take that into consideration.

Zemeckis is a director who often relies on gimmicks for his films, often losing focus on his story: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (4 rating), Forrest Gump (6 rating), and The Polar Express (5 rating) are examples. So, it makes it all the more surprising that he manages to give us a rousing good adventure story here.

There's plenty of action and heroic battles. The computer animation is fairly good. I'm sure it will look very dated in few years, but technically, it is quite a nice job.

Beowulf is depicted as a flawed hero who, like the king he took over for, pays a price for his weaknesses. The screenplay takes great liberties with the original story, but it tells an interesting tale. Nothing super deep here, but it does scratch below the service and is flat-out entertaining.

It is Zemeckis' best film and a 7 rating.