The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Metascore
46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 34
  3. Negative: 7 out of 34
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  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    The movie is a clunky, noisy contraption. Director Jon Turteltaub piles on gadgets and devices in the hopes we'll be dazzled enough to miss the story's lack of coherence and charm.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    38
    As Balthazar, Cage doesn't disappoint. He's just manic enough to keep the character from becoming too predictable.
  3. Premiere
    Reviewed by: John DeVore
    38
    This booming, cartoonish confection is a transparent attempt to take a property Disney owns rights to, and to try and create a Harry Potter-like franchise.
  4. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    38
    A generally joyless pastiche of sorcery history, imitation Potter "chosen one" Messianics and mirthless silliness, it's another in a string of recent black marks against Cage's Oscar-owning reputation.
  5. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    30
    If there were any brooms in Disney's new Sorcerer's Apprentice they would have to be used to sweep this tired dreck to the curb.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    25
    Cage and Baruchel work hard to stay accessible, but the computer-generated effects come on like heavy artillery blowing away any hint of flesh and blood. The Sorcerer's Apprentice should be rated U for Untouched by Human Hands.
  7. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    25
    A two-hour trailer: explosion, shape-shift, chase, wisecrack, repeat. Its most amazing trick will be how it vanishes from your memory before the seat you vacate has stopped moving.

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User Score
6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 129 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 45
  3. Negative: 5 out of 45
  1. AlanG
    10
    This movie is awesome!! Screw the critics!! Its definetly better than Airbender. Bring on the sequels!
  2. dang.
    3
    Where do they find these male leads these days?? jay barawhatever reminds me of the kid in spider man: wimpy. jay has pharynxy, nasal, sinusy voice ... positively put me off my kettlekorn. maybe hollywood is trying to get back to when leading men didn't need looks (edward g robinson, et al)... at least the women are still hot, tho i have some mixt feelings re cursing, increasing displays of cleavage, the f and other questionable initialed words... next time i'm sneaking in some cracker jacks.… Full Review »
  3. grandpajoe6191
    4
    Man, is it just me or does Mr. Cage desperately need money? His performance in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is hurried and unusually weak, followed by the idiotic story and dialogue disney motion pictures threw in. In other words, the movie is a terrible blockbuster (LOL, considering the money it earned its not even considered a blockbuster).… Full Review »
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