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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.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for sequences of action violence and some peril

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Oct 13, 2006 Limited

Box Office: $583,775

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... 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 (Alex Pettyfer) has been trained since birth for a career as a spy. The only problem is, he doesn't know it. It's not until his beloved uncle Ian Rider (Ewan McGregor) dies that Alex learns of his intended purpose in life. At just 14, Alex is not sure he can do all that is required of a super spy, but without much choice he is taken under the wing of Britain's secret intelligence service. Calling itself M16, the Special Operations Division sends Alex on a mission which could save or cost millions their lives. As Alex embarks on his greatest challenge yet, he learns all is not what it seems, with the lines blurring between his obvious enemies and those who are supposedly on his side. But equipped with super spy training, Alex is prepared to deal with whatever comes his way, whether it's in the form of deadly computer technology or in Stormbreaker creator Darrius Sayle (Mickey Rourke). Packed with charming performances by actors including Ewan McGregor, Stephen Fry, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, and Alicia Silverstone, ALEX RIDER delivers something for kids and adults alike. Containing just enough sinister elements, the playful film brings the book series to life with nonstop action, a clever storyline, and teenage-oriented spy tools like a powerful acid in the form of zit cream. [More]

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy, Alicia Silverstone, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Sophie Okonedo, Damian Lewis, Andy Serkis, Missi Pyle

Director: Geoffrey Sax

Director: Geoffrey Sax
Composer: Alan Parker
Producer: Steve Christian, Andreas Grosch, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson
Studio: Weinstein Company

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07/22/06
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Observer [UK]

If they'd given this kid an umbrella, you could guarantee it would rain.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
10/12/06
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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Stormbreaker isn't a sour film, but it doesn't have a pulse; limping through extended action beats with cookie-cutter authority and often horrific direction.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
10/12/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Even fantasies need a nod or a wink to assure viewers, 'Yes, it's ludicrous -- but isn't it fun?'

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
10/13/06
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Alex is a junior James Bond, but the movie takes itself too serious to be a fun kids film.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
10/14/06
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

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?

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
10/12/06
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
07/20/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

A shake 'n' bake Brit teen-spy actioner, without a smidgeon of originality, humor or involving characterization, Stormbreaker is a high-profile bust.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/02/06
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety

Boring, empty, anticlimactic, uninspired and bankrupt of humanity.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
10/12/06
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

This is as serious as a heart attack with a Snidely Whiplash/Wile E. Coyote plotline, which is why this fails.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
10/06/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

Bland and formulaic, a kind of British Cody Banks without that movie's gaudily over-the-top elements and largely minus its humor.

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10/11/06
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

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

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/10/06
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is Agent Cody Banks played British and kinda straight -- that is, as straight as you can when your villain is played by a toothpick-chomping Mickey Rourke in purple eye shadow.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
10/11/06
Gregory Kirschling
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly

It's one thing to imagine ordering a shaken martini; it's another to be handed a Shirley Temple.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/13/06
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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