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Beowulf (2007)

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Crispin Glover, Brendan Gleeson

(Paramount/Warner Bros., 2007) Rated: PG-13

US DVD release date: 26 February 2008 (Paramount)

[3 March 2008]

by Jarrett Berman

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Crawling with mermaids and monsters, irony, and gore, Beowulf delivers the goods, without betraying its core narrative.

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Beowulf (2007)

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Crispin Glover, Brendan Gleeson

by Jarrett Berman

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