Stormbreaker (Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker) (2006)
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33% of critics liked it
(66 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(93,242 ratings)
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 director Geoffrey Sax's action-packed adaptation of author Anthony Horowitz's best-selling… More 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 director 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
- Directed By
- Geoffrey Sax
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Oct 13, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Weinstein Company
Critic Reviews
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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.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I forgot most of it about 20 seconds after it was over.
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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.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
A pointless junior version of James Bond minus the budget (and the suaveness).
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Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
With so much talent involved with this film, the finished product seems like a waste.
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Cast
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Sarah Bolger
as Sabina Pleasure
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Alex Pettyfer
as Alex Rider
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Robbie Coltrane
as Prime Minister
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Stephen Fry
as Smithers
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Damian Lewis
as Yassen Gregorovich
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Ewan McGregor
as Ian Rider
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Bill Nighy
as Alan Blunt
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Sophie Okonedo
as Mrs. Jones
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Missi Pyle
as Nadia Vole
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Andy Serkis
as Mr. Grin
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Alicia Silverstone
as Jack Starbright
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Ashley Walters
as Wolf
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Mickey Rourke
as Darrius Sayle
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Alex Barratt
as Gary
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Richard Huw
as Teacher
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Richard James
as Vicar
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Jimmy Carr
as John Crawford
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Julian Bucknall
as MI6 Man
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Martin Herdman
as Slater
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David Royle
as Special Forces Sergeant
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Jamie Kenna
as Fox
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Kolade Agboke
as Eagle
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Dave Legeno
as Bear
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Bohdan Poraj
as Soldier
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Del Synnott
as Soldier
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William Tapley
as Army Major
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Scott Chisholm
as Boy in Hamleys
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Vivien Creegor
as News Reporter
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Simon McCoy
as News Reader
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Michael Webber
as Sayle Scientist
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Andrew Brooke
as Clumsy Guard
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Ian U'Chong
as Sayle Security Guard
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Laurella Fox-Pitt
as Riding Instructress
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Bruce Woodford
as PE Teacher



