[At its best,] Stormbreaker gets the balance right, managing to be both playfully humorous and genuinely exciting.
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07/25/06
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)
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Reviews Counted:64
Fresh:21
Rotten:43
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believabiltity.
Theatrical Release:21-07-2006
Synopsis: Based on the New York Times bestsellers by Anthony Horowitz, ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER brings the young adult adventure series to the big screen. Like an adolescent James Bond, Alex Rider... [More]
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Reviews for Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Top CriticGeoffrey Sax makes a good fist of the visuals, mustering plenty of bonkers sets, vehicular action and new-fangled gizmos.
07/22/06
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07/22/06
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07/22/06
This whizzy adventure will keep pre-teens enthralled and adults quietly chuckling. But it's just not sophisticated enough.
07/22/06
Of the dressed-to-thrill cast, only [Alex] Pettyfer disappoints; he just looks and sounds too bland to be a teen hero. But I’ll leave that for the kids to decide.
07/20/06
Top CriticThe colourful cast have a lot of fun with their slightly cartoonish roles, particularly Bill Nighy and Missi Pyle as Sayle's henchwoman.
07/20/06
There's so much potential within, but it's terribly squandered. And that's a real shame.
07/16/06
What doesn't quite work are the more overtly jokey bits.
02/12/09
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05/12/07
Top CriticA moderately enjoyable affair which only drags in the middle.
03/01/07
Jamais parece reconhecer a pouca idade de seu herói, que age como adulto (e como espião experiente) na maior parte do tempo, o que, além de tornar tudo implausível, ainda resulta num filme aborrecidamente convencional.
01/18/07
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12/30/06
Top CriticAn instantly forgettable confection that'll bore more kids than it entertains.
12/21/06
Nobody wants to see a violent James Bond send-up, with a British teen risking life and limb for Jolly Olde England, matched against a toothpick chomping 'computer genius' villain played by Mickey Rourke.
11/10/06
This mishmash retread fails to find its own identity on any level and should head straight to cable TV where it belongs.
11/06/06
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10/28/06
Top CriticAn entertaining popcorn movie featuring a veritable who's who of game British actors (and a trio of equally game American performers) who keep the proceedings lively even with a too-predictable plot.
10/27/06
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10/21/06
It's not much of a plot and TV veteran director Geoffrey Sax struggles with the big-screen demands of action scenes.
10/21/06
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