He returns home only with a handful of beans given to him by a monk who claimed they were sacred but that does little to impress his uncle who tosses them away. Sent to the market by his uncle to sell their horse and buy thatch for their roof, Jack meets the beautiful Princess Isabelle whom he rescues her from ruffians. It might have been better a little shorter, but that can be said of most movies these days. The script is well written, the acting is better than good, and it moves along at a pretty lively pace. It was refreshing to find a non ironic, non meta straightforward telling of this story, with some elements of charm and humor. It's a fun little adventure that kids and open-minded adults will get a kick out of. Good Fun Movie! 'Jack The Giant Slayer' will reasonably divide critics and audiences, but if I had kids, I would have no problem taking them to see this.

And while Ian Mcshane is sufficiently regal, Nicholas Hoult is the best thing in the movie.

At the same time, the movie has more than its fair share of scares and white knuckle moments while building anticipation for the giants nicely. For example, there is a princess who seeks to be liberated but also in need of rescue. Surprisingly at this late date and irony, 'Jack the Giant Slayer' is an adaptation of the venerable fairy tale to the big screen with little new material or much in the way of inspiration. So, King Brahmwell(Ian McShane) sends his best men up there, a mission for which Jack also volunteers. That's when the beanstalk grows to a fantastic height, leaving her stranded at the top. And it might have ended there if Princess Isabelle(Eleanor Tomlinson) had not chosen that night to realize that she has no future in cross dressing and shows up unannounced on Jack's doorstep. So much so, that he decides to talk all the way to town to sell what he can, in order to have something to eat. When Jack(Nicholas Hoult) goes to market to try and sell his horse and cart, he returns with only beans which angers his uncle(Christopher Fairbank) no end.

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