A flashy but hollow first directing gig for veteran screenwriter Dan Gilroy («The Bourne Legacy»), this Oct. 31 Open Road release is a star vehicle that will test audience enthusiasm for Gyllenhaal's big, mannered star turn — a feast of capital - A acting that's sometimes amusing to watch but not believable for so much as a second. (variety.com)
Like Shyamalan did with The Last Airbender, Jared Hess has accepted the seemingly inevitable, taking a for - hire directing gig on Masterminds rather than building another comic universe from the ground up. (dvdizzy.com)
Singer's first directing gig since Valkyrie in 2008 is a 3D, CGI - heavy take on the classic fairy tales «Jack and the Beanstalk» and «Jack the Giant Killer,» the latter giving the film its original title. (metacritic.com)