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The Sorcerer's Apprentice Movie Review

Name: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Movie Review
Item: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Rating: 2.75
Author: Smitha Joseph

The Sorcerer's Apprentice Movie Review English

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Review for the film " The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 47 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 14-07-2010

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

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CAST & CREW

Teresa Palmer

Jay Baruchel

Nicolas Cage

Jon Turteltaub

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Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Movie Actor:

Nicolas Cage

Jay Baruchel

Movie Actress:

Teresa Palmer

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This movie was inspired by a novel of the same name, that was written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. This is a movie based on the concept of ceasing the rise of an evil spirit using magic spells. Precisely, it is a good versus evil game. This movie is directed by Jon Turteltaub.

PLOT: One of James A. Stephens's apprentices, Alfred Molina, betray his master and joins with Alice Krige's evil force. When Kringe brutally attacks James, Monica Bellucci Monica, born on 30th September 1964 is a model and >> Read More... , James's second apprentice, captures Kringe's soul within herself. Nicolas Cage “You know I can eat peaches for hours…” This is on >> Read More... , the third apprentice, captures Monica along with Kringe into a 'Grimhold.' James gives Cage a dragon ring that will indicate the next successor of him and dies. In 2000, Cage gave the ring to Jake Cherry American actor Jake Cherry, originally named “ Jac >> Read More... . The ring gets a life and wraps around Cherry's finger. Cherry accidentally opens the grim hold. Will he be able to recover Monica and kill Kringe?

ANALYSIS: Turteltaub makes use of special set-pieces, with special effects added to it. The narration was not bad. Cage explains in detail about the back story; that bores the audience a bit. But the conversations between Cage and Baruchel is jocular. Many screenplay writers were involved in the movie. This fact worried many movie enthusiasts. Luckily, we got a humorous movie on the screen. The reference made to Star Wars is very funny.

STAR PERFORMANCES: The youth protagonist role is played by Jay Baruchel, who is amiable and charming. Molina is tremendous as his character. Cage was a bit cheerless. Though he has the capability of giving a performance to his fullest, he constrained himself. Monica and Kringe are underused. Toby Kebbell does a funny supporting role.

WHAT'S THERE? The special effects are an eye candy. The chase among the shape-changing cars and Cage flying on a stone eagle were impressive.

WHAT'S NOT THERE? The movie loses its track in the middle when it faces the dilemma of choosing either the serious wizard path or the silly comical path. This movie hit only the young demographic much.

VERDICT: An action packed movie that has some good spells. However, the emotional spell is missing.

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