
Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) has been working in the mail room of a New York daily newspaper for the past ten years. Afraid to put himself out there, he considers himself a loser, as do all of his peers. One day, after having finally had enough, he decides to declare his love to the beautiful Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet), the newspaper's travel editor and one of Gulliver's only friends, only to chicken out at the last minute and instead tell her that he'd like to try his han... (Full plot summary below)
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Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) has been working in the mail room of a New York daily newspaper for the past ten years. Afraid to put himself out there, he considers himself a loser, as do all of his peers. One day, after having finally had enough, he decides to declare his love to the beautiful Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet), the newspaper's travel editor and one of Gulliver's only friends, only to chicken out at the last minute and instead tell her that he'd like to try his hand at writing a column. Darcy accepts and sends him on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle. There, Gulliver becomes shipwrecked and ends up on the island of Liliput, where he is twelve times taller than the tallest man. For the first time, Gulliver has people looking up to him.
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| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenEmasculated Swift but entertaining enough for kids. |
| Mania.comRob VauxIf it sounds like a bad idea, you don't know the half of it. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertYou may be imagining this is an animated film, and that Jack Black is voicing Lemuel Gulliver. Not at all. This is live action, and despite the 3-D, it's sorta old-fashioned, not that that's a bad thing. |
| Screen It!Teddy DurginYes, it's undeniably a commercial product of a studio system devoid of inspiration. But as a Jack Black vehicle and a product designed to entertain families, it succeeds. (Parental Review also Available) |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallThis is what the holidays need: a good, Swift kick in the funny bone. |
| New York PostKyle SmithBlack was already the world's biggest little kid, and he might be the only actor who could have made this movie such nimble fun. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereLeave. Seriously! Save yourself and your children from the abomination that is this new, modern-day retelling of Jonathan Swift's scathing and enduring 1726 masterpiece. |
| News of the WorldRobbie CollinYeah. I know what you're thinking. If I were you, I wouldn't believe this review either. |
| MovielineMichelle OrangeIt's all sweet and very, very silly. I was surprised by the subtleties - both comedic and thematic. |
| E! OnlineLuke Y. ThompsonWhy does Hollywood insist upon "reinventing" classic literature when faithful adaptations would be far more interesting? |