Adventure comedy starring Jack Black, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt.
Used to being a small fish in a big pond, Lemuel Gulliver (Black) attempts to impress the girl of his dreams by embarking on a travel writing assignment in the Bermuda Triangle. Once out in the open waters, and completely alone, a storm hits Gulliver’s boat, and he is left unconscious.
Gulliver awakens in a land called Liliput, which is populated by people a fraction of his size. Initially hostile to Gulliver’s presence, the people soon herald him as a legend, after regaling them with stories of his prolific history back in his world (mostly made from scenes stolen from films like Titanic or Star Wars). Whilst Gulliver makes many new friends in Liliput, he also makes a sworn enemy, General Edward (Chris O’Dowd), who is threatened by this giant’s strength and abilities.
A war with a rival nation seems immanent, and Liliput is put in danger as General Edward will stop at nothing to defeat Gulliver.
Fun and frantic comedy, Gulliver’s Travels is an entertaining film, with some amazing special effects. The scenes combining a giant Jack Black with smaller Liliput citizens is very well done, and the film has plenty of action scenes and stunts to create a dramatic viewing. Some awkward moments of sentiment threaten the movie’s overall effect, but you have to remember it is aimed at kids as well, but for the most part, the film is a light-hearted adventure film with plenty of laughs.
If you hate Jack Black, and all of his films, you will definitely hate this one. But I have a soft spot for the podgy, energetic comedy man.
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