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Stormbreaker

  • 2006
  • PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
25K
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Stormbreaker (2006)
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After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of the UK's secret intelligence service, MI6, into a mission which will save m... Read allAfter the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of the UK's secret intelligence service, MI6, into a mission which will save millions of lives.After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of the UK's secret intelligence service, MI6, into a mission which will save millions of lives.

  • Director
    • Geoffrey Sax
  • Writer
    • Anthony Horowitz
  • Stars
    • Alex Pettyfer
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Sophie Okonedo
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Geoffrey Sax
    • Writer
      • Anthony Horowitz
    • Stars
      • Alex Pettyfer
      • Mickey Rourke
      • Sophie Okonedo
    • 200User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
    Trailer 2:25
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    Alicia Silverstone and Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
    Sarah Bolger and Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
    Sarah Bolger and Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
    Alicia Silverstone and Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
    Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
    Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
    Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
    Alex Pettyfer in Stormbreaker (2006)
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    Alex Pettyfer
    Alex Pettyfer
    • Alex Rider
    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Darrius Sayle
    Sophie Okonedo
    Sophie Okonedo
    • Mrs. Jones
    Sarah Bolger
    Sarah Bolger
    • Sabina Pleasure
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Prime Minister
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Smithers
    Damian Lewis
    Damian Lewis
    • Yassen Gregorovich
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Ian Rider
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Alan Blunt
    Missi Pyle
    Missi Pyle
    • Nadia Vole
    Andy Serkis
    Andy Serkis
    • Mr. Grin
    Alicia Silverstone
    Alicia Silverstone
    • Jack Starbright
    Ashley Walters
    Ashley Walters
    • Wolf
    Alex Barrett
    • Gary
    Richard Huw
    • Teacher
    Richard James
    • Vicar
    Jimmy Carr
    Jimmy Carr
    • John Crawford
    Julian Bucknall
    • MI6 Man
    • Director
      • Geoffrey Sax
    • Writer
      • Anthony Horowitz
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    • Trivia
      Because Alex Pettyfer was only 15 years old at the time of the film, he did not yet have a driver's licence, so the scripted car chase was changed to a horse chase.
    • Goofs
      When Alex gets his gadgets, he is told that a particular cartridge is a bug finder, but in his bedroom, he puts in the cartridge that is a communication device.
    • Quotes

      [Darrius Sayle is on a large TV screen in the MI6 Headquarters, giving an interview to the BBC]

      Alan Blunt: [pauses the video and stands up] We don't trust him.

      Alex Rider: Why not?

      Alan Blunt: Well, we don't trust anyone. It's sort of what we do.

    • Connections
      Featured in Richard & Judy: Episode dated 19 July 2006 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      I Predict a Riot
      Written by Nick Hodgson, Ricky Wilson, Simon Rix, Nick Baines and Andrew White

      Performed by the Kaiser Chiefs

      Published by Rondor Music London Ltd.

      Courtesy of Polydor Ltd. (UK)

      Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

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    5/10
    Enjoyable but a bit too light-hearted
    Book adaptations rarely capture the excellence of the novel which they are based upon and though the same can be said for 'Stormbreaker', it still is a rather good film considering the fact it is mainly aimed at the pre-teen and young teen audience.

    Based on the first of Anthony Horowitz's 'Alex Rider' novels, the story is centred around orphaned fourteen-year-old Alex Rider who lives with his Uncle Ian, a man who his nephew assumes is a dull bank worker but is in fact an MI6 operative. When Ian is killed on a mission, his superiors are determined to recruit Alex to break the case. Pressured into complying, Alex is trained at an SAS-type camp before being sent undercover to discover the true intents of psychopath Darius Sayle, who is planning a nationwide release of computers he has dubbed Stormbreakers.

    In his big-screen debut as Alex Rider, sixteen-year-old Alex Pettyfer was a shade too old for the role (he was as tall as most of the adult cast, which took away the shock his role as a child thrust into danger). However, although he did have lapses where his performance turned wooden, he was quite successful in bringing the character to life, depicting Rider's determination, anger and cockiness well. It's just a shame he was no-where near as good as he proved himself to be in 'Tom Brown's Schooldays'. Mickey Rourke was great as the unhinged and vengeful Sayle, his real-life disastrous plastic surgery only enhancing his character's crazed nature. It was Pettyfer and Rourke who carried the bulk of the film but their co-stars, including Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo, Robbie Coltrane and Stephen Fry, made their presence known despite having minor roles.

    The fight and action scenes were nicely performed and depicted a suitably odd feel by conveying the fact it is a boy in the heat of the battle. I also enjoyed the homages to James Bond such as how the main credits at the start exploded onto the screen and how Mr. Smithers nicely complimented Bond's Q. And it was also change for the better to meet Ian Rider as he is already dead in the beginning of the novel so we never really get a feel of what his character might have been like (although we could have done without the stereotypical busy father-figure/neglected child scenes).

    However, there were numerous low points in the film. I love Bill Nighy and he did give a good performance as MI6 boss Mr Blunt but the character just didn't come across right. He was too slapstick to properly depict the cold edge to Mr Blunt, a man who doesn't think twice about sending a child into the line of fire. The change to the character of Jack Starbright was also annoying. She isn't meant to be a karate expert nor does she ever become directly involved in Alex's missions so there was absolutely no need for the fight scene. It was quite irking to see the script was poorly handled in terms of keeping Alex's role a secret. Instead of both MI6 and Alex himself taking great care to ensure no-one ever learns of his part in bringing down Sayle, he's all over the news in the film and even his little girlfriend knows the truth. It ruined the idea that if recruiting Alex as a child spy became public, it would be humiliating for MI6 and disrupt whatever chance of normality Alex tries to harbour for himself.

    For a first outing though, 'Stormbreaker' was enjoyable and would probably please young members of the family as well as parents dragged along. However, the unnecessary humorous touches to the film will very likely leave many older teens and twenty-somethings wanting a bit more 'meat'. Hopefully when they adapt 'Point Blanc', the darker edge that makes the novels so addictive is retained.
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    • Aug 13, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
    • Filming locations
      • Island Studios, Isle of Man(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Samuelson Productions
      • Isle of Man Film
      • The Weinstein Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $677,646
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,937,870
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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