Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  Slick, good-looking, cluttered pic won't please fans of novelist Susan Cooper's original "The Dark Is Rising" sequence. But then, they are mostly grown-ups by now, and this very Hollywood-style adaptation of a very English book is aimed squarely at tweens.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Starts out with promise but staggers under the weight of trying to take on too much.The tone is murky: The story attempts to blend adolescent angst with fantasy adventure, and the result is rather clunky.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  Feels pass and lacks a charismatic lead. Too bad Daniel Radcliffe is an only child.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  The film plods along without a lot of excitement or inspiration.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  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.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  Dreary, spectacle-driven adaptation.

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