Strong and Moving!

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds. Jack the Giant Slayer is not perfect it has some clunky cgi and a bit of cheesy one liners and humor but the over the top action, some terrific cgi effects and the good perfomances from the cast make for a good and enjoyable sci-fi adventure from director Bryan Singer (X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse). (7.5/10)

For a movie that was supposed to entertain its audiences, 'Jack The Giant Slayer' deserved to be rated as a 4 star movie because it offers the fun to the audiences as a rapid and nonstop thrilling movie.. Making a fairy tale and twist it a little into a movie that entertain its audiences, I thought Bryan Singer did a great job in here.. For cast perhaps there's not much well-known actors involved except Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, and the future girl's heart-rob actor Nicholas Hoult.. Their performance just okay and they looks like they're having fun with their adventure in this movie.. For the story itself, I like how Bryan Singer almost wrapped this adventure in an hour and a half and instead of finishing it with an open ending for a sequel possibility, he adds the fun which is the climax of this movie in the last 30 minutes.. Overall, I like how it's made and it is a fun movie to be watched..

Here's a storybook retelling by Hollywood that isn't completely rubbish. Jack the Giant Slayer stands proudly on the verge of decency, but doesn't really achieve greatness either. It is a stylized version of Jack and the Beanstalk that caters to more contemporary viewers. With the help of its stars, it provides a more palatable reinterpretation of fairy tale, although the script doesn't really shine. Effects are good throughout, gigantic creatures may have been digitally constructed before and while the giants here don't rewrite how they should be portrayed, they do have more humane motions in an attempt to include them more as characters and not mere monsters.Nicholas Hoult as Jack is an appropriate pick. He doesn't stand out as the heroic type, leaning more towards an urchin type of protagonist. His love interest Isabelle, played by Eleanor Tomlinson, is a princess who longs for an adventure. If I didn't know better, I'd say the first few scenes are from old RPG game, and truthfully. It starts slow and predictable, almost overly cliché. This is a movie that has slow beginning but eventually builds up to more interesting sequences.Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor and Ian McShane are no strangers to fantasy movie, these veterans are charming and act their parts ardently. They give more color to the otherwise wanting movie, I personally like Ewan McGregor as he steals the scenes even only as supporting role. Writing is somewhat inconsistent, some dialogues are corny and seem forced, and for those who aren't, they are decent at best. The pace is brilliantly tight however, the scenes are set in hasty fashion, not prolonged mundanely, and they are chained together fluidly.Action is integrated well, the ones towards the end are pretty amazing. It has compact and comprehensible battles, things happen quickly in sorted recognizable order, it's a good trait to have, considering the numbers of people involved are plenty at times. The use of 3D is serviceable, camera placement for the action are tailored for it, although not in invasive way as most 3D movies do. The switch to first person view briefly at some events is a nice touch.Wardrobe for the cast deserves credit, outfits are medieval yet seemingly have modern ambiance to them. Armor designs fit the theme, the characters look fine as each respective garment insinuate their personality more. Jack the Giant Slayer is a movie which isn't overly epic, it does have some issues and doesn't really make for a grand journey. However, the solid acting and good pace will likely amuse audience.

Jack, a mere farm boy, has been raised by his uncle after his father died when he was young. After travelling to market to sell one of their horses, Jack unwittingly ends up rescuing Princess Isabelle during an incident. Later on, Jack is then given what looks to be regular beans by a monk for safe keeping, but is told they are in fact ancient magical relics. Out during a stormy night, Isabelle seeks refuge at Jack's but after one of the beans ends up getting wet, his house (along with Isabelle) ends up at the top of a massive beanstalk. Jack now finds himself on a mission to help rescue Isabelle from a land of giants that he thought was only a myth.As we all know, Jack The Giant Slayer is a movie adaptation of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale but this fairytale isn't for kiddies. The PG-13 rating does it justice too because a lot of the scenes involving the giants are pretty intense and the fight scenes are quite violent. This is a "grown-up" version of the story, and it's a very enjoyable one at that.The scale of this film is HUGE and when watching it you can definitely see where the $195m budget went. The visual effects are nothing short of amazing and this film is absolutely full of eye candy. The way everything was done, from the growing of the beanstalk to the minute details of the giants, was really impressive. The giants were done big, they were done nasty, and they were done mean and I'm glad they were done like this as anything less then it would have actually felt like you were watching a wee fairytale instead of a good action fantasy adventure film.The film cast done a really good job with their parts as well, especially those of Ewan McGregor and Ewan Bremner. I don't like Ian McShane, but even he done a decent job as the king.This film is actually as good as I was hoping it was and if you enjoy action fantasy adventures like Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit then you will enjoy Jack The Giant Slayer.Excellent film.