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An outwardly ordinary teenager finds himself suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances upon discovering that his entire youth was part of an elaborate plan to create the perfect super spy in di... read more read more...rector Geoffrey Sax's action-packed adaptation of author Anthony Horowitz's best-selling series of novels featuring an adolescent secret agent. Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) always though that his kindly uncle Ian (Ewan McGregor) was your average, everyday nondescript bank manager, but when Ian was murdered by notorious assassin Yassen Gregorovich (Damian Lewis), everything young Alex thought he knew would be forever changed by one simple bullet. A deadly martial artist, skilled linguist, steady-handed mountaineer, and deadeye marksman, Alex realizes that his uncle has been secretly training him in the art of espionage when he is recruited by MI6 Special Operations agents Mr. Blunt (Bill Nighy) and Mrs. Jones (Sophie Okonedo). It seems that billionaire Darius Sayle (Mickey Rourke) has generously offered to donate a complimentary Stormbreaker supercomputer to every school in Britain, but while his philanthropic offer is welcomed with open arms by the struggling school system, MI6 fears that something nefarious is afoot. Assigned the task of infiltrating Sayle's impenetrable lair by posing as the winner of a computer magazine contest, Alex makes the acquaintance of shady Sayle sidekicks Mr. Grin (Andy Serkis) and Nadia Vole (Missi Pyle) before getting a special sneak preview of the remarkable Stormbreaker's true powers. His cover subsequently blown, Alex is given a key piece of information regarding the remarkable computer before being thrown to a giant jellyfish by Sayle and his henchmen and left to die just as the prime minister is about to push the button that will activate Stormbreaker computers all across Britain. With no time to spare and the fate of a nation hanging in the balance, Alex must now enlist the help of his trusted housekeeper Jack Starbright (Alicia Silverstone) and faithful classmate Sabina Pleasure (Sarah Bolger) in ensuring that the Stormbreaker system is not activated and revealing Sayle for the true villain that he is before the young super spy's breathless first mission becomes his fatal last. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Geoffrey Sax

Release Date: October 13, 2006

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007

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  • SirPant
    November 28, 2011
    SirPant
    It's sometimes hard to review a film that is meant for a much younger age group so I can only try to think like the 12 year old me. Yup, I still hate it. When I was younger, I'd watch the James Bond films, I may not have understood all of them but I still enjoyed them. I would ne... read morever have liked this due to the unlikelihood of a child becoming a spy, James Bond going into space was fine though. Seriously though, I disliked this film immensely.
  • TomBowler
    August 21, 2010
    TomBowler
    Fun enough but nothing amazing. Full review later.
  • fb733768972
    January 13, 2010
    fb733768972
    It was very disappointing!
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    October 6, 2008
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    Nadia Vole: "You are ze first child to experience ze power... ze vorld domination, of ze Stormbreaker. Zis model has already been loaded vis highly developed programs for all aspects of ze school curricular."

    An outwardly ordinary orphaned teenager student Alex Rider who... read more lives with his uncle, a boring bank manager, or so it seems until his uncle, Ian Rider, disappears under mysterious circumstances. He finds himself suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances upon discovering that his entire youth was part of an elaborate plan to create the perfect super spy. Recruited by Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones, and armed with special gadgets, he embarks on his first mission. Billionaire Darrius Sayle is donating a free Stormbreaker mega-computer to every school in Britain. But is there more to his generosity than meets the eye? Going undercover, he infiltrates Sayle's compound. He meets the tycoon's sinister sidekicks, vixen publicist Nadia Vole and the disfigured mute Mr. Grin, and tests out the impressive and secretive Stormbreaker computer. While exploring a restricted area, Alex begins to figure out the mysterious Stormbreakers--he knows he's onto something big. Suddenly, Sayle and his evil henchmen capture Alex. Using his cunning and his MI6 gadgets, Alex manages to escape. He hitches a ride to London to stop Sayle from activating the Stormbreakers and releasing their secret weapon throughout Britain. But time is running out. With the help of his housekeeper Jack Starbright and his friend Sabina Pleasure, Alex takes Sayle head-on in a dangerous race against time to stop the evil plan. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to super spy, but will his first assignment be his last?

    I like action, don't get me wrong. I'm a die hard Die Hard fan, I dig Rambo and his killer mullet and I love Bond, James Bond. But sometimes the action genre only works to a certain extent well for example, if a 14 year old kid turns into a super spy and the fate of the whole world rests on his pre-pubescent stubby little hands, then I think we have a problem.

    This film is exactly just like that. And I may be alone in this one, maybe not but I think, 14 year old tweens belongs in the school, not in some high class evil lair butting heads with a has been punk rocker Mickey Rourke.

    It didn't work with Cody Banks and I'm sad to say it didn't work here either. The main problem of this film is that its trying so hard to be a high espionage actioner that it completely forgets that for an action film to work, the story must be on the same level as the action. This one however goes the other way around, it has so much action that the story was completely forgotten.

    However, everything is not all that bad. Save for a couple of cool action scenes and Bill Nighy. After that, its sad to say everything goes downhill.

    2/5
  • ebs90
    September 4, 2008
    ebs90
    Torture. I still don't know why I agreed to watch it, peer pressure maybe. Clicheed storyline, awful score, even more awful acting. Predictable, superficial. Every other adjective for "bad" u can think of. Give this money to Werner Herzog. Bye
  • Redlats
    February 12, 2008
    Redlats
    I didn't like it. It would have been fine if I was 16 and female (sorry for the sexist comment).
  • superclerk25
    January 8, 2008
    superclerk25
    Pretty basic and a little out there on the realistic scale. Entertaining though. I can see my kid liking this in a few years.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    September 14, 2007
    FiLmCrAzY
    u thought it was reli reli gd funny and action shame ewan mgregor didnt stay in it too long but it was gd and very adventure fun
  • ajaymuthecooldevils
    May 30, 2007
    ajaymuthecooldevils
    A really dissapointing movie.... I hope this movie can entertain me a little bit, but it just can't. The story wasn't great... They didn't prepare the script well even it is an adaptation movie... And the action, hopes a lot more action... But, just forget the Young James Bond th... read moreing, because this movie is too far for that...
  • deano
    February 18, 2007
    deano
    A young British agent is okay in his own adventure since Agent Cody Banks. But I like Alicia Silverstone's character because she's a bit hilarious and cool in action against a female villiainous.

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Critic Reviews

Roger Moore
November 10, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Nobody wants to see a violent James Bond send-up, with a British teen risking life and limb for Jolly Olde England, matched against a toothpick chomping 'computer genius' villain played by Mickey Rourke. Full Review

Richard Roeper
October 17, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

I forgot most of it about 20 seconds after it was over. Full Review

Nancy Churnin
October 14, 2006
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News

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. Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
October 13, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

With so much talent involved with this film, the finished product seems like a waste. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
October 13, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Just when you start to get caught up in the action, one of the supporting actors shows up, mugging and breaking the tension. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
October 13, 2006
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

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

Jack Mathews
October 13, 2006
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

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

Bruce Westbrook
October 13, 2006
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

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

Wesley Morris
October 13, 2006
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

Geoffrey Sax's filmmaking holds few surprises -- Whiz! Bang! Boom! Ha ha ha! -- but it's swift and competent. Full Review

Mark Olsen
October 12, 2006
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

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. Full Review

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