Some great performances and fun CGI sequences highlight an uneven fairytale redux in Jack the Giant Slayer. See all the nitty-gritty details in my review at buzzymag.

An excerpt:
As far as good points went, everywhere the story of Jack deviated from the traditional fairy tale we all know and love (Jack didn’t trade his cow for some magic beans, he ), it was always a plus. Characters had sensible motivations, and acted on them.