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.
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07/20/06
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 CriticThis whizzy adventure will keep pre-teens enthralled and adults quietly chuckling. But it's just not sophisticated enough.
07/22/06
[At its best,] Stormbreaker gets the balance right, managing to be both playfully humorous and genuinely exciting.
07/25/06
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
Geoffrey 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
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
An 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
A lame and disappointing affair.
07/25/06
Top CriticThe secret agent actioner Stormbreaker is definitely more James Bond for tweens than Nickelodeon fluff like Agent Cody Banks. Maybe it has something to do with the British accents.
10/14/06
[Rider's] squirrelly film debut amps up Horowitz's wry humor, putting silliness in unintentional competition with the film's action and dramatic elements.
10/14/06
Yes, we've got brand new blond junior and grown-up Bonds this season, but the toughest task for Baby Bond could be finding an audience.
10/14/06
Ambitious and enjoyably silly teen thriller.
10/12/06
Alex is a junior James Bond, but the movie takes itself too serious to be a fun kids film.
10/14/06
What doesn't quite work are the more overtly jokey bits.
02/12/09
A shake 'n' bake Brit teen-spy actioner, without a smidgeon of originality, humor or involving characterization, Stormbreaker is a high-profile bust.
08/02/06
Top CriticIt's better than some James Bond movies -- no matter what your age.
10/12/06
If there was ever a case to be made against doing a young James Bond film series, 'Stormbreaker' will serve as a key piece of evidence in that argument
10/10/06
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