{"id":412,"date":"2014-07-04T23:23:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T23:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=412"},"modified":"2024-05-18T17:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T21:33:48","slug":"jack-the-giant-slayer-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=412","title":{"rendered":"Jack the Giant Slayer-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jack the Giant Slayer-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Bryan Singer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #93<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70213512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1294\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70213512-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70213512\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70213512-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70213512.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 4, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) is a fantasy, CGI-laden film most likely targeted at a young audience.<\/p>\n<p>It tells the story of Jack, a farmhand who must rescue a beautiful princess from the world of giants after an accident causes a gateway to open to their world.<\/p>\n<p>The film is loosely based on the fairy tale &#8220;Jack and the Beanstalk&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The special effects in the Land of the Giants are the most impressive aspect.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, it is a love story mixed with adventure and is not very engaging. It is also very predictable.<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweights Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci appear in over-the-top performances and the acting of the princess (Eleanor Tomlinson) is shockingly wooden.<\/p>\n<p>The finale is mildly entertaining as a chase through the castle occurs, but the film is so weighted down by the effects and the lack of a good story that it is a middle-of-the-road film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack the Giant Slayer-2013 Director Bryan Singer Starring Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson Scott&#8217;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. 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