And here it is again. Another attempt at adapting fairy tale classics into modern storytelling patterns and packing it with huge action pieces. So far these movies haven't offered me anything out of the ordinary and I'm afraid JTGS is another one of those. It's not bad by any means, but it suffers from some poor choices directing and story wise. The movie stars Nicholas Hoult as the farm boy who trades a horse for magic beans that later grow into massive beanstalks that lead to an high above land with giant monsters as its inhabitants. Much of the elements of the original tale are here and create the base for the movie. The premise, however, falls a bit short of its promise, but then again you can't have a normal sized human kill off giants as if it was nothing. My final point is that Jack is supposed to slay giants, and in the three situations in which he does this, I feel he is incredibly lucky. Sorry for my rant here, but I'll continue. As far as performances go, talents like Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci offer good turns in their characters. Princess Isabelle (Elanor Tomlinson) is indeed of great beauty, yet her character isn't as strong as I expected. The effects are fine by me as I felt they showed the monstrosity of the villains. Overall not a fantastic movie but an acceptable try at entertaining the audience.
Rating: 6,5/10
Rating: 6,5/10