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The real and enduring problem is the script.

There's nothing ground-breaking here by any means, but Singer has beefed up a classic tale into an entertaining family adventure.

Jack the Giant Slayer is a clever spin on a familiar fairy tale, full of carnage and mayhem with a pinch of self-awareness. It never takes itself too seriously but is all the more fun for it.

Jack the Giant Slayer rolls along at a reasonable pace, though it has a couple of slow spots and false endings. It adds up to an entertainment that is simply okay, but not the epic fantasy that appears to be what was intended.

Jack the Giant Slayer managed to succeed on a number of fronts where these fairy tale rewrites have been failing.