Gulliver's Travels Reviews

I didn't expect much from this flick but, somehow, I still wanted to check it out. When it was released, it was a flop, especially if you consider how big the budget was for a Jack Black vehicle. After watching it, I'm not really surprised it tanked. Basically, they tried to mix a classic fairy tale with a typical Jack Black comedy and that wasn't a good idea, that's for sure... I mean, as if young kids would care about Black frat humor and as if his fans would care about the Lilliput world... Furthermore, I really dread this trend to take a classic story and put into a modern context. I understand they do it so we probably can identify with the characters but it is just a tedious gimmick. Just keep the original setting and use our modern special effects to create a beautiful world, that's it. I felt above all bad for Emily Blunt... She is such a talented actress but, after all these years, I'm still waiting to see her in something truly amazing. Here, she had a small boring part and can you believe this? She was actually originally cast as Black Widow in 'Iron Man 2' but dropped out to be in this movie... I mean, 'Iron Man 2' was nothing amazing but the whole Marvel universe seems a little bit more interesting than Gulliver shenanigans... Anyway, to conclude, I have seen worse but it was still pretty damned average and I don't think it is really worth a look.

I really enjoyed this adaptation of "Gulliver's Travels". It got overly ridiculous at the very end of the movie, but that didn't really matter. It's entertaining, cute, and was good fun to go and see in the theatre in the winter. But I think you're bound to enjoy this more if you have read the original story, rather than just coming to it cold, because it is rather outrageous, and no one is a huge standout for their acting work. Everyone is just a bit more than mediocre.