‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ a simple but fun family adventure

JackGiantSlayerPICAdapting fairy tales is all the rage these days. From the recent “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters” to the upcoming “Maleficent” and “Cinderella”, Hollywood is having no problems coming up with old stories to retell with sweet special effects. Now, we get “Jack the Giant Slayer”, based on the fairy tales “Jack and the Giant Killer” (1711) and “Jack and the Beanstalk” (1807). This wouldn’t be a bad thing if the whole movie weren’t so…plain.

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