Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker

Name: Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Released: October 13, 2006
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Sophie Okonedo

2006

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: October 13, 2006 | PG

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 forAlex 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

Director: Geoffrey Sax

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 93 min

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Michael Esposito

It's better than some James Bond movies--no matter what your age. Read full review

Steven Rea

Taken for what it is - 'tweenage escapism - Stormbreaker is moderately fun. Read full review

Jack Mathews

Despite a relatively paltry $40 million budget, Stormbreaker has the sheen and special effects of a Bond movie, and the ambition as well. Read full review

Maitland McDonagh

Sax keeps things moving, but the best thing about the film is the British cast. Read full review

Mark Olsen

The film is forever trying to balance between being for younger teenagers and keeping their parents occupied as well, and never quite gets it right. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

This lame teenage James Bond will leave audiences neither shaken nor stirred. Read full review

Chris Kaltenbach

About as clunky as a movie gets. It lurches from scene to scene with no sense of narrative grace, gives its roster of prominent actors nothing to work with and screeches to a halt with all the grace of a sprinter whose shoelaces have been tied together. Read full review

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kitty

Jul 9, 2008

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.

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JayH

Feb 29, 2008

5.5/10. young adult James Bond, rather clever at times and has some good action sequences. The bad guys in this are so obvious it doesn't leave much for the imagination. Fun, shallow nonsense. Well edited, good cinematography.

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ThomasS.

Feb 9, 2007

Seen the movie yesterday on DVD. While it had entertaining moments it didn't feel very cohesive. The movie is clearly aimed at teenagers (which I'm not) and I greatly regret Ewan McGregor's early exit.

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REDWOU

Nov 23, 2014

Never should have made this into a movie. Atleast like this, this kid's movie with terrible acting and stereotypical accents (German accents are not so-called vampire accents), and also with very low-budgeted visual and sound effects.

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JuraM

Jul 28, 2009

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 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

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MovieGuys

Sep 21, 2013

Average fare floating in the sea of washed away movies. It tried to be like James Bond, but was so patted with kid gloves and bubble wrap around the edges that it came off as too overprotective, like the kind of movie a kid's mom would suggest instead when he/she wanted to see Skyfall.

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BrianL

Apr 29, 2008

this is not even related to the book.... what the hell, who kill people hanging upside down from a helicopter anyway? and why not just shoot alex rider in the head?

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