Gulliver's Travels - 3D

If Gulliver’s travels were among your favorite stories as a kid, you might do well to sit this one out. An adaptation of the 18th century classic by Jonathan Swift, the movie tries hard to work but falls short of the mark despite the hype surrounding it, thanks to the lack of a cohesive script and some much needed editing even though the running time is just about an hour and half.

In a classic case of casting gone awry, Lemul Gulliver, the lead character, is played by Jack Black, who essays the role of a mail room worker who turns a castaway on a lonely island after a ship wreck,....