However, as a family film, the combination of violence and silliness makes it somewhat a fusion of the family films of the 80's and 90's respectively. It could very well be irritating to those expecting a more mature fantasy based on the rating and advertising, as it does admittedly feel too silly at times. Despite this film's hefty body count, the characters consistently joke around and get themselves into shenanigans. This movie is pretty family-friendly overall and has a light hearted attitude throughout. Those expecting another 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' will be disappointed. Though in a 2013-released film, it still feels kind of dated.

However, once I began watching this in the context of a kids movie, I found this to be much more tolerable. When I first came across this character, I immediately planned on chastising her as extremely clichéd in this review. Her mother is dead, her father is an over-protective king who wants her to marry someone she doesn't like, she's tired of her boring life in the palace and dreams of adventure.

Just like in the original fairy tale, Jack is a poor farm hand who is tricked into trading valuable livestock (in this movie it's a horse rather than a cow) for supposed 'magic beans.' Princess Isabelle, however is pretty much the textbook definition of a Disney princess. After the opening credits, the film opens with an introduction of our two main characters: Jack (played by Nicholas Hoult, fresh off his role in last month's 'Warm Bodies') and princess Isabelle (played by Elanor Tomlinson). I saw it played out by Mickey Mouse in the 'Fun and Fancy Free,' by Snoopy in 'The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show,' and by Bugs Bunny in 'Jack Wabbit and The Beanstalk.' The tale is a timeless child's fantasy story, and for that alone, this movie mostly succeeds. I know I have when I was a kid, this story was everywhere. It's pretty much a guarantee that if you grew up with fairy tales, you would certainly know the story of Jack and The Beanstalk.

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