Beowulf

The animated adventure was enthralling.  I loved watching this movie.

The voice acting was engaging.  The animation meddled well with the acting.  You could see where the director was taking the story, even though some of the epic poem must have been on the cutting room floor.

The director, Robert Zemeckis, took really tough material and made it art.  

Beowulf is a hero for the vikings.  He is the "killer of monsters".  After hearing about Grendel, he crosses the sea to take on the monster for king Hrothgar.  After he kills the monster he goes to take on the Mother but finds himself seduced.  The problem transfers from Hrothgar to Beowulf.  

The actors, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, and Ray Winstone (Beowulf) give themselves to their roles.  I give a special good job to Robin Wright Penn who gives her small roll as queen life.  

I think this is a good movie.  It came out on DVD Tuesday.