I rented this movie out of morbid curiosity, fondly remembering the original masterpiece. Very quickly I was disappointed, those of you who are expecting a decent movie filled with swordplay and perhaps plot will find this movie sorely lacking. Why they thought this was an adaptation I have no idea. Its characters share the same names, and there is a remote castle besieged by an evil monster Grendal, but that is where the similarity ends. To say this is a failed futuristic adaptation of a classic implies that the director/producer actually attempted to make it an adaptation. My guess is they changed a few names and called it "Beowulf" to attract more watchers.
Review of Beowulf
