Synopsis
Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to investigate a new computer system, which Darrius Sayle has created. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is.
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Cast
- Alex PettyferAlex Rider
- Sarah BolgerSabina Pleasure
- Ewan McGregorIan Rider
- Robbie ColtranePrime Minister
- Stephen FrySmithers
- Damian LewisYassen Gregorovich
- Bill NighyAlan Blunt
- Sophie OkonedoMrs. Jones
- Missi PyleNadia Vole
- Mickey RourkeDarrius Sayle
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
It's better than some James Bond movies--no matter what your age. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A bland Bond. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is "Agent Cody Banks" played British and kinda straight -- that is, as straight as you can when your villain, who dispatches foes with a giant jellyfish, is played by a toothpick-chomping Mickey Rourke in purple eye shadow. - 50
The A.V. Club
Rourke's hammy, eyeliner-enhanced acting alone almost makes Alex Rider worth a look. - 50
The New York Times
Mr. Pettyfer is no Sean Connery, no Roger Moore, no Pierce Brosnan, no Timothy Dalton and no George Lazenby even, but the director, Geoffrey Sax, compensates for his zero of a hero by indulging the exceedingly amused and amusing supporting cast. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
A lame and disappointing affair. - 38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A British flick based on the first novel in a popular teenage spy-thriller series by Anthony Horowitz, looks promising but, unfortunately, doesn't measure up. - 30
Variety
A shake 'n' bake Brit teen-spy actioner, without a smidgeon of originality, humor or involving characterization, Stormbreaker is a high-profile bust.
