The Sorcerer's Apprentice
After been taking as a protege for Balthazar Blake, Dave Stutler must exercise the sorcery in him to help his mentor defend Manhattan from a powerful adversary.
17 December 1987, Hyderabad, India
1 January 1987, Long Island, New York, USA
9 April 1982, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
5 June 1985, Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland
7 October 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 August 1946, Marosvásárhely, Hungary [now Romania]
11 September 1956, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
13 June 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 September 1964, Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
5 August 1980, New York, USA
2 March 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 04, 2011
As an object to look at and be zoomed along in like an amusement park ride -- which is all it's meant to be -- this movie is pretty much more of the summery same.
July 16, 2010
He canâ(TM)t hold a candle to Mickey.
July 15, 2010
A big gob of mythical makeover and special effects-freewheeling fun.
April 01, 2011
It also looks quite nice with some well-designed adventure moments and clean camera work that's flashy but usually elegant. But that's a few islands of interest on a sea of interchangeable marketing parts that's all sizzle and no substance.
September 25, 2012
It's strange to have a film have so much magic within and yet ultimately not have enough of the right kind of magic to make it work.
August 12, 2010
Casts a superficial and short-lived spell.
July 16, 2010
There is much that's appealing, from the performances to the scene where Turteltaub re-creates a live-action version of the classic scene from Disney's Fantasia.
May 09, 2011
drawing a line of lack-of-inspiration true and dire directly to Renny Harlin's already-completely-forgotten The Covenant.
January 16, 2011
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is one of those films that feels very close to being good.
July 15, 2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice should be rated U for Untouched by Human Hands.
March 09, 2011
Whether intentional or not, The Sorcerer's Apprentice plays like Disney's stalled attempt to launch a stripped down Harry Potter-like franchise.
July 16, 2010
As Balthazar, Cage doesn't disappoint. He's just manic enough to keep the character from becoming too predictable. More's the pity, then, that a pro like him has to cede so much screen time to his character's young protege.
