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.
30 September 1964, Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
24 August 1946, Marosvásárhely, Hungary [now Romania]
2 March 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 May 1953, London, England, UK
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.
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
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.
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 15, 2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice should be rated U for Untouched by Human Hands.
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.
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.
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.
August 12, 2010
Casts a superficial and short-lived spell.
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.
