The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Balthazar Blake recruits a young lad who is ignorant of the sorcery that lies within as he wonders if he can survive the training, save the city and find his true love.
9 September 1950, New York City, New York, USA
13 November 1987, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
4 March 1977, Canton, China
16 November 1943, Hong Kong
28 June 1954, Upington, South Africa
5 August 1980, New York, USA
17 June 1983, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
5 June 1985, Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland
11 September 1956, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
26 February 1986, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
30 September 1964, Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
9 July 1982, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, UK
9 April 1982, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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.
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.
January 16, 2011
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is one of those films that feels very close to being good.
May 09, 2011
drawing a line of lack-of-inspiration true and dire directly to Renny Harlin's already-completely-forgotten The Covenant.
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.
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.
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.
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.
July 15, 2010
A big gob of mythical makeover and special effects-freewheeling fun.
August 12, 2010
Casts a superficial and short-lived spell.
