Jack the Giant Slayer-2013

Director Bryan Singer

Starring Nicholas Hoult

Scott’s Review #93

Reviewed July 4, 2014

Grade: C

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) is a fantasy, CGI-laden film most likely targeted at a young audience.

It tells the story of Jack (Nicholas Hoult), a farmhand who must rescue a beautiful princess from the world of giants after an accident opens a gateway to their world.

The film is loosely based on the fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk”.

The special effects in the Land of the Giants are the most impressive aspect.

Otherwise, it is a love story mixed with adventure and is not very engaging. It is also very predictable.

Heavyweights Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci appear in over-the-top performances, and the acting of the princess (Eleanor Tomlinson) is shockingly wooden.

The finale is mildly entertaining as a chase through the castle, but the film is so weighed down by the effects and the lack of a good story that it feels like a middle-of-the-road film.