[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
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07/22/06
Geoffrey Sax makes a good fist of the visuals, mustering plenty of bonkers sets, vehicular action and new-fangled gizmos.
07/22/06
Top CriticThere's so much potential within, but it's terribly squandered. And that's a real shame.
07/16/06
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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
If they'd given this kid an umbrella, you could guarantee it would rain.
10/12/06
The script comes from Anthony Horowitz, based on the first novel in his Alex Rider spy series. How is it possible to take your own work and make it less interesting?
10/12/06
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05/12/07
Top CriticBond-for-kids done with some obvious budget restrictions...
10/13/06
Geoffrey Sax's filmmaking holds few surprises -- Whiz! Bang! Boom! Ha ha ha! -- but it's swift and competent.
10/13/06
Stormbreaker plays with, well, not complete authenticity, but more-than-expected authenticity.
10/15/06
It's better than some James Bond movies -- no matter what your age.
10/12/06
It hasn't a shred of originality.
10/12/06
Stormbreaker jarringly shifts back-and-forth from real-world believability to Bond-esque suspense-of-disbelief to Boris-and-Natasha goofiness.
10/17/06
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
Most of the problems with Stormbreaker all boil down to believability.
09/20/06
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
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