But the script, too, is let down by the motion capture, as little details in the quest to create life--and not the reflection of life, as in actual animation--make the viewer all too aware that they are not being told a story, but sold a gimmick. *** stars, mainly on the strength of the script, the actors, and the sequences with Grendel and the Dragon which are truly exciting.SEX AND DEATH 101 (200