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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
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42 out of 100

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4.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 17 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Sophie Okonedo
  • Summary: Alex Rider (Pettyfer) is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a nondescript bank manager. Or so it seems until his uncle, Ian Rider (McGregor), disappears under mysterious circumstances. Alex soon learns that his uncle was a spy for Britain's secret intelligence service, M16 and he is recruited to take on a dangerous mission for them. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to super spy -- but will Alex's first assignment be his last? (The Weinstein Company)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 7 out of 20
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Esposito
    75
    It's better than some James Bond movies--no matter what your age.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Joshua Katzman
    60
    The nonstop action in this British romp should ensure that its target audience, sugar-buzzed prepubescent boys, stay strapped in their seats.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    This lame teenage James Bond will leave audiences neither shaken nor stirred.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 4 out of 10
  1. kitty
    10
    This is one of my favorite movies ever. I love all of the actors in it and I really think that they all did a good job. I also think that even though it isn't completely like the book they did a good job of changing things and still keeping most of everything.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. rob
    5
    It was nice to see one of my favorite books put into film, however, it seemed a bit rushed and toned down. The book was exciting, the movie was childish.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JuraM
    3
    The novels thrill you with teenage espionage, action and drama. This movie doesn't. To get quickly to the point the movie is so full of "cheese" the excitement is ruined. This movie had a lot of potential to become a teenage classic but the director's completely wrong direction with the movie turns it into a woeful "action-comedy" when it should of definitely been on par with the balance of realism and fun in the newer James Bond movies. Ridiculously stupid costume choices and horrible castings (looks at the "ginger" Jack Starbright, eye-liner on Rouke and the "stormbreaker machine" which is a COMPUTER, not a giant rotating eye.) plus the bland acting of an actor who was way too old for his part as Alex ruined the film. Extremely disappointing! I hope a new director can take a new direction and turn these films into what they should be.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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