Friday, March 1, 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Technical mastery and a strong supporting cast mark director Bryan Singer‘s latest 3-D big budget folk tale adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk and the darker Jack the Giant Killer.
In the medieval village of Cloiste, farmer Jack (Nicholas Hoult) trades his horse for a handful of beans. Soon he is uprooted by a rapidly towering beanstalk that connects the human world with the legendary land of gruesome, man-eating giants, who strive to descend to Earth to claim the land they once lost. When Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson) is lost high up in the beanstalk, Jack joins King Brahmwell’s (Ian McShane) rescue team led by palace guard Elmont (Ewan McGregor) and the King’s trusted advisor Roderick (Stanley Tucci).
State of the art effects, especially of the epic battle scenes and the impressive beanstalk, embellish Gavin Bocquet’s stellar production design, while Bill Nighy steals the show as General Fallon, the two-headed monster leader.
Breathtaking moments capture the imagination of the young with thrilling adventures, well balanced action and, at times, silly playfulness, with the underlying message that heroes aren’t born but made.

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