Beowulf
Grade: C-

Director Robert Zemeckis continues to lose credibility by turning a classic Old English epic poem into a headache-inducing video game. To tell the story of a warrior who defends a Danish castle against monsters he employs sophisticated but unattractive computer animation techniques that make Robin Wright Penn look like Princess Fiona from Shrek. Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone also waste their talents on the project. I can only speak for the 3D version screened for the press, but I’m betting that the 2D and IMAX versions are just as awful.