BEOWULF

Director Robert Zemeckis is always one to be adventurous with cinematic effects technology. BACK TO THE FUTURE...WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT...FORREST GUMP...DEATH BECOMES HER...THE POLAR EXPRESS...these movies all received rave reviews for their visual effects, and all of them paved the way for other movies. Well...add BEOWULF to Zemeckis' list of technological achievements. The look is incredible in this half-animated, half-live action fantasy film, and the story unfolds well also. It's mildly interesting...but you can see the potnetial for great movie. If only Zemeckis and writer Roger Avary had worked as hard on the story & script as they have on the special effects. The result is a film for theaters (or home theaters) only. 2 1/2 of 5 hs