“Jack the Giant Slayer” divides its characters into two camps: Homo sapiens and Gollum-y. In the former there’s Ewan McGregor, strangely neutered in the role of a loyal knight.

At the very least there's a mesmerizing gnarled stalk in Jack the Giant Slayer (* * ½ out of four; rated PG-13; opens Friday nationwide) that grows into something faster, thicker and taller than ...

So if you’re not quite sick of fairy-tale theater, “Jack the Giant Slayer” is solid family movie.

Movies 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Review: Rehashed fairytale story is dominated by unwieldy beanstalk spectacle Published: Mar. 01, 2013, 3:39 p.m.

The 20-year-old British actress plays Princess Isabelle in Jack the Giant Slayer, opening on Friday in theaters, and the film stands to do big things for her fledgling career.

Did Jack slay the critics? Despite its big budget, sleek look and B+ CinemaScore, Jack the Giant Slayer is struggling at the box office in its opening weekend.

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Nothing I say or do is going to save Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer, but it really is a rather good movie. It’s not a great movie, but it is a good, entertaining one. More than that ...

Jack the Giant Slayer is easily the most amiable picture to come out of this new fairy-tale-action genre, hitting its studio-prescribed marks without making you feel as if you’re being marketed ...

Nicholas Hoult Says 'Jack The Giant Slayer' Nothing Like Original Folktale The British actor talks about spending most of the movie in front of a green screen.