![]() This proves to be the wrong foot to start off on and Jack the Giant Slayer doesn’t pack enough oomph to ever recover from it. What might be meant to look stylised appears, instead as cheap, stilted and unfinished. Using some of the poorest CGI seen onscreen in a major release in years, the tale of the giants’ defeat is laid out in fairytale fashion, setting the scene for their attempts of revenge. That this take on “Jack and the Beanstalk”, as adapted by four writers (including Christopher McQuarrie, whose credits include both The Usual Suspects and The Tourist- think about that!) should boast such a massive expense becomes something of a curiosity from the opening minutes. As it stands, Singer’s latest effort is so disposable, it’ll be lucky to stay afloat in the mild spring waters long enough to come anywhere near close to recovering its $195 million budget. ![]() In a summer of massive, blockbuster releases it would have surely been immediately swept out to sea. It’s not that Jack and the Giant Slayer is a horrible film rather it is entirely bland and forgettable. If the studio was looking for softer competition here, it is now apparent it was doing so with justification. While there are many reasons why a film’s release may be delayed, rarely does it prove to be a good sign. Originally intended for a summer 2012 slot, Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer was pushed back by Warner Bros to a March release.
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