Don't expect a masterpiece.
The film starts out in an old kingdom, with the parallel stories of a farm boy and a princess the same age, growing up in different worlds. The princess grows up headstrong and wants to "have adventures." We've all heard/seen this one before, right? We've even heard the Jack and the Magic Beans story.
But as this one unfolds, it gets better, it gets bigger, and is worth the while of seeing it (I caught it in IMAX 3D, the final day it's available in my town in that format).
It's to be noted that this is a fantasy adventure film so there are annoying unlikely coincidences typical of these kind of film, that drive the characters and story along and the characters are not deep at all. still, the script has an economy and efficiency that I appreciated and the film is full of great visual ideas.
Also, try to see it in 3D if possible.
The film starts out in an old kingdom, with the parallel stories of a farm boy and a princess the same age, growing up in different worlds. The princess grows up headstrong and wants to "have adventures." We've all heard/seen this one before, right? We've even heard the Jack and the Magic Beans story.
But as this one unfolds, it gets better, it gets bigger, and is worth the while of seeing it (I caught it in IMAX 3D, the final day it's available in my town in that format).
It's to be noted that this is a fantasy adventure film so there are annoying unlikely coincidences typical of these kind of film, that drive the characters and story along and the characters are not deep at all. still, the script has an economy and efficiency that I appreciated and the film is full of great visual ideas.
Also, try to see it in 3D if possible.