![]() ![]() ![]() Undependable farmer Jack (Nicholas Hoult) can’t manage the simple task of selling a horse and cart for money for his uncle’s farm. ![]() It’s impossibly generic, but unmistakably amusing (not a rollercoaster ride but a beanstalk ride). The mood doesn’t shift drastically, even when characters meet untimely demises, thanks to a consistency in gags, suspense, action, and romance. Despite including all the clichés for goofy fantasy features, along with following the tired trend of larger-than-life heroes combating supernatural monstrosities, “Jack the Giant Slayer” never betrays the humorous, adventurous tone it wholeheartedly initiates. It was most recently touched upon in “Puss in Boots,” with a similar subplot, but it’s now elaborated on with live-action gusto and grand chaos (illustrated by stunning CG and creative costumes and sets). T’s an interesting idea – to make a theatrical, big-budget, computer effects-heavy action film based on the simple tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. ![]()
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