The film is nothing if not inventive, ... So we'll climb 2½ stars out of 4 for Jack the Giant Slayer, an unabashed spectacle in which the special effects provide most of the fee-fi-fo fun.

Jack the Giant Slayer: Film Review. Simply in terms of storytelling, logistics and consistent viewer engagement, "Jack" is markedly superior to the recent "Hobbit." ...

Film Review: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Warner Bros. release will struggle to score the mammoth returns needed to recoup its not-inconsiderable budget ...

‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ movie review. February 28, 2013. Nicholas Hoult is a bloodless Englishman and Eleanor Tomlinson the princess he loves in ”Jack the Giant Slayer.” (Daniel Smith) ...

The story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" has been filmed by people as diverse as Gene Kelly, Chuck Jones and the Three Stooges. Now there's "Jack the Giant Slayer." Kenneth Turan has this review ...

Jack the Giant Slayer opens with what may be the worst CG effects in a film since the 90s. The scene depicts the story of the giants up in the clouds and the magic required to stop their attacks ...

It’s clear from the unconvincing trailers that New Line’s marketing wing is as stymied as I am about what audience Jack the Giant Slayer was made for. Too simple-minded and bloodless for older ...

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The story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" has been filmed by people as diverse as Gene Kelly, Chuck Jones and the Three Stooges. Now there's "Jack the Giant Slayer." Kenneth Turan has this review ...

Fee-fi-fo-fum, this fairy-tale retread is pretty dumb. Feeding the recent appetite for revisionist screen fantasies ("Snow White and the Huntsman," "Mirror Mirror," "Once Upon a Time"), "Jack the ...