What doesn't quite work are the more overtly jokey bits.
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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)
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Reviews Counted:64
Fresh:21
Rotten:43
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believabiltity.
Theatrical Release:Oct 13, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $583,775
Synopsis: Based on the New York Times bestsellers by Anthony Horowitz, ALEX RIDER: OPERATION STORMBREAKER brings the young adult adventure series to the big screen. Like an adolescent James Bond, Alex Rider... [More]
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy
Director: Geoffrey Sax
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05/12/07
Top CriticA moderately enjoyable affair which only drags in the middle.
03/01/07
Jamais parece reconhecer a pouca idade de seu herói, que age como adulto (e como espião experiente) na maior parte do tempo, o que, além de tornar tudo implausível, ainda resulta num filme aborrecidamente convencional.
01/18/07
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12/30/06
Top CriticAn instantly forgettable confection that'll bore more kids than it entertains.
12/21/06
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.
11/10/06
This mishmash retread fails to find its own identity on any level and should head straight to cable TV where it belongs.
11/06/06
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10/28/06
Top CriticAn entertaining popcorn movie featuring a veritable who's who of game British actors (and a trio of equally game American performers) who keep the proceedings lively even with a too-predictable plot.
10/27/06
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10/21/06
It's not much of a plot and TV veteran director Geoffrey Sax struggles with the big-screen demands of action scenes.
10/21/06
Stormbreaker jarringly shifts back-and-forth from real-world believability to Bond-esque suspense-of-disbelief to Boris-and-Natasha goofiness.
10/17/06
I forgot most of it about 20 seconds after it was over.
10/17/06
Top CriticEven more damaging is the inescapable fact that as the allegedly dashing and charming Alex, Pettyfer is a complete washout -- he is sullen, mush-mouthed and seems to spend the entire movie in the throes of a perpetual pout.
10/16/06
Stormbreaker plays with, well, not complete authenticity, but more-than-expected authenticity.
10/15/06
The secret agent actioner Stormbreaker is definitely more James Bond for tweens than Nickelodeon fluff like Agent Cody Banks. Maybe it has something to do with the British accents.
10/14/06
[Rider's] squirrelly film debut amps up Horowitz's wry humor, putting silliness in unintentional competition with the film's action and dramatic elements.
10/14/06
Alex is a junior James Bond, but the movie takes itself too serious to be a fun kids film.
10/14/06
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10/14/06
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