Beowulf and Grendel

The absence of any recognizable actors and somewhat awkward makeup and hair job in the beginning led me to believe that I was in for a low-budget Lord of the Rings bandwagon film. As it progressed I changed my mocking tune. I really enjoyed this movie. It gave a very interesting, and somewhat revisionist, telling of this ancient story. Afterwards I found out that this was actually made in Denmark by Danes, which lends it a bit of credibility. And explains the beautiful landscapes.