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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]

  Though the film is not terribly original (and features a jarringly miscast Alicia Silverstone as Alex's nanny), the action scenes are diverting, the veteran cast is amusing and the engaging Pettyfer makes a solid debut.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is "Agent Cody Banks" played British and kinda straight -- that is, as straight as you can when your villain, who dispatches foes with a giant jellyfish, is played by a toothpick-chomping Mickey Rourke in purple eye shadow.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesNathan Lee

  Mr. Pettyfer is no Sean Connery, no Roger Moore, no Pierce Brosnan, no Timothy Dalton and no George Lazenby even, but the director, Geoffrey Sax, compensates for his zero of a hero by indulging the exceedingly amused and amusing supporting cast.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  The film is forever trying to balance between being for younger teenagers and keeping their parents occupied as well, and never quite gets it right.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett

  A lame and disappointing affair.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyDerek Elley

  A shake 'n' bake Brit teen-spy actioner, without a smidgeon of originality, humor or involving characterization, Stormbreaker is a high-profile bust.

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