An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Gerard Butler and Sara Polley, I thought I might as well give it a try. Basically, there was a time when I would buy a whole bunch of really obscure movies on DVD with such deals like ‘5 dvds for 5 euro’. Well, that was one of those. Eventually, it doesn’t happen really often but, to be honest, I just didn’t really know what to think of this movie. Indeed, one one hand, it was not bad and fairly entertaining but, on the other hand, it looked pretty cheap and clumsy. Concerning Gerard Butler, he made this movie just before getting his breakthrough with ‘300’. Through the years, there has been quite a few adaptations of the ancient poem ‘Beowulf’ and I think it was a nice touch that they shot it in Iceland giving the whole thing a rather authentic look (apparently, it was a rather hellish shoot and it could be neat to watch the making-of documentary called ‘Wrath of Gods’). Anyway, to conclude, I actually think it was a decent watch but, still, I’m not sure if I should recommend it so you should watch it at your own risk.

6/10