Synopsis
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
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Cast
- Nicholas HoultJack
- Eleanor TomlinsonPrincess Isabelle
- Ewan McGregorElmont
- Stanley TucciRoderick
- Ian McShaneKing Brahmwell
- Bill NighyGeneral Fallon
- Eddie MarsanCrawe
- Ewen BremnerWicke
- Warwick DavisOld Hamm
- Ralph BrownGeneral Entin
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Village Voice
By the standards of today's bombastic "event" movies, this is a refreshingly modest endeavor—one in which the main event is the skillful holding of our attention, all the way from "Once upon a time" to "Happily ever after." - 80
Arizona Republic
One reason it works so well: The film always looks believable, and it’s easy to get wrapped into Singer’s fairy-tale world. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
There's little facetious comedy a la the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. It's all traditional stuff, done well but without an original spark. - 67
The Playlist
Ultimately, it’s hard and a bit pointless to nitpick Jack The Giant Slayer because it never sets out to be or presents itself as anything more than a slightly beefed up fairy tale. - 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
For all Singer’s expertise at making the fantastic real, all we’re left with here is an expensive-looking bauble – worth looking over, but not really anything to treasure. - 60
New York Magazine (Vulture)
It’s fast, rousing, and blessedly brief. - 58
Film.com
It is highly likely you’ll forget the movie by the time you go to bed. - 50
Variety
Jack the Giant Slayer feels, unsurprisingly, like an attempt to cash in on a trend, recycling storybook characters, situations and battle sequences to mechanical and wearyingly predictable effect.