![]() ![]() The story also revolves around princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson) and her rebellion against an arranged marriage to Lord Roderick (Stanley Tucci). After Jack fails to sell his uncle's horse for actual money, he ends up with a bunch of beans, not knowing they're the beans from the legend. Jack (Nicolas Hoult) is a simple farmer who's fascinated by the legend of King Erik, an ancient king who slayed giants that descended from the sky via a giant beanstalk. The story is basically Jack and the beanstalk on steroids. ![]() It's to this reviewer's delight that "Jack the Giant Slayer" fairs significantly better than recent retreads, but to say that it's a necessary or very memorable film would be a stretch. Ever since Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" shattered the $1 billion mark worldwide, studios have been turning beloved cartoons and fairytales into "epic" blockbusters with tons of CGI and a fraction of the source material's heart.
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