The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
When his family moves from the U.S. to England, young Will Stanton feels like a fish out of water. But his life is turned more upside down when Will learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.
4 June 1982, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
9 May 1956, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
29 September 1942, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
29 January 1986, Indiana, USA
24 May 1948, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
1963, London, England, UK
16 February 1964, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
8 April 1956, Rochester, Kent, England, UK
12 October 1968, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
April 01, 2011
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising isn't an out and out bad film, there have certainly been worse films and recently, but it's not particularly good either, suffering from ill-conceived and executed story decisions that rob it of tension or interest.
March 12, 2008
Sloppy, lifeless storytelling so limp it guarantees no sequels will be made.
October 11, 2007
A mealy adaptation of one installment in Susan Cooper's acclaimed book series.
December 07, 2007
It's important, when criticising some of the more clichéd elements here - the dark versus the light, the Tolkein parallels, the quests - to bear in mind that this film is aimed at older children, not your average jaded film critic.
October 08, 2007
The acting is mediocre, the story rambles, the special effects -- average at best.
October 13, 2007
Director David L. Cunningham's proffered chills are strictly of the lightweight variety: a menacing flock of ravens, a slimy skein of snakes and a couple of mall security yobs too fat or stupid to overpower even a spindly teenager.
October 05, 2007
Poor writing and production values like these bring no light to Cooper's novel -- or the audience.
October 10, 2007
A movie that should've been made shortly after its source material -- Susan Cooper's Newbery winner -- debuted in 1973. As is, it feels entirely too generic to work today.
July 01, 2008
a lot of shouting offered up as an ineffectual camouflage to the picture's complete lack of ambition.
October 22, 2007
Disappointing adaptation of a great kids' book.
October 19, 2007
A total dud.
January 10, 2008
The Seeker is great-looking and well-acted, but unlike the Potter books and films, there's no sense that it's about anything more than the throwing-balls-of-smoke and mind-melding that we see onscreen.
