"Gulliver's Travels" (Jack Black) in Theatres on January 8, 2011

Gulliver's Travels

Audience
Average Rating: 3/5
Like the Film: 41% (n=28,296)

Critics
Average Rating: 2/5
Like the Film: 21% (n=103)


Reviews

"Black was already the world's biggest little kid, and he might be the only actor who could have made this movie such nimble fun. No matter how thin the concept, Black always manages to make it his own." - Kyle Smith, New York Post

"For a novel written nearly 300 years ago by a dour Irish cleric with a mad-on about the material world and a satiric mindset dark enough to flirt with misanthropy, it's amazing how well Gulliver's Travels travels." - Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

"The cast is enjoyable, with Jason Segel (as Gulliver's lil' pal, Horatio) and Emily Blunt (the local princess) a witty cut above for this sort of thing." - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

"Though Jack Black is back doing what he does best, Gulliver's Travels largely fails to do any justice to its source material, relying instead on juvenile humor and special effects." - rottentomatoes.com

"Some films are phoned in. The staggeringly awful "Gulliver's Travels" was texted." - Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"It all feels so lazy and familiar that adults may find themselves hoping Black will start to challenge himself again -- and the more swiftly the better." - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News


Movie Info

Genre: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Synopsis: Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens. Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

Rated: PG for brief rude humor, mild language and action

Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min.

US Box Office: $27.5M

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Directed By: Rob Letterman

Cast
Jack Black (Lemuel Gulliver)
Jason Segel (Horatio)
Emily Blunt (Princess Mary)
Billy Connolly (King Theordore)
Amanda Peet (Darcy Silverman)