We admire:
- Nicholas Hoult ("Warm Bodies") is resourceful and resolute as Jack, the nice young man who drops a magic bean and... "Uh oh," gets it WET. Later, as he clambers up that amazing beanstalk, he admits he "doesn't much like heights."
- Eleanor Tomlinson ("Alice in Wonderland") is Isabel, an adven- turous princess who finds waaaay more adventure than she bargained for.
- Ian McShane ("Deadwood") is the king, ready to marry off his daughter to a much older man in order to achieve peace with a neighboring kingdom. But he pitches right in when his kingdom is under attack.
- Stanley Tucci ("The Hunger Games") makes the perfect bride- groom/villain: ambitious, ruthless and cruel. Once he gets the magic crown, the wedding is off!
- Ewan McGregor ("The Impossible") is our stalwart guardsman Elmont: organized, decisive and brave. It looks like McGregor enjoys being in a comedy for a change.
- Bill Nighy ("About Time") is the lead Giant. He has a little spare head sitting on one shoulder, which offers another point of view.
I can't think of a thing I would change; 114 minutes flew by. The battle scenes aren't too long, the giants are appropriately icky, our hero is valiant and the heroine is plucky. We all ducked when a crown bounced into the audience, but beyond that, the story is engaging enough that there should be no need to spring for the extra 3D charge.
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Here is a link to a trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4081294873/
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Here is a link to a trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4081294873/
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