Stormbreaker (2006)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Geoffrey Sax

Writers:

Anthony Horowitz (novel)
Anthony Horowitz (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 July 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

You're never too young to die.

Plot:

Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Gadget | 14 Year Old | Secret Intelligence Service | Assassin

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Sarah Bolger	...	Sabina Pleasure
Robbie Coltrane	...	Prime Minister
Stephen Fry	...	Smithers
Damian Lewis	...	Yassen Gregorovich
Ewan McGregor	...	Ian Rider
Bill Nighy	...	Alan Blunt
Sophie Okonedo	...	Mrs. Jones
Alex Pettyfer	...	Alex Rider
Missi Pyle	...	Nadia Vole
Mickey Rourke	...	Darrius Sayle
Andy Serkis	...	Mr. Grin
Alicia Silverstone	...	Jack Starbright
Ashley Walters	...	Wolf
Alex Barrett	...	Gary
Richard Huw	...	Teacher

Also Known As:

Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (International: English title) (UK) (poster title)
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (USA)
Alex Rider: Operación Stormbreaker (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Alex Rider (Venezuela) [es]
Alex Rider & Stormbreaker (Finland) [fi]
Alex Rider - Mystiki apostoli (Greece) [el]
Alex Rider - Operação Stormbreaker (Portugal) [pt]
Alex Rider Contra o Tempo (Brazil) [pt]
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG for sequences of action violence and some peril.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Germany | USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | USA:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:MG6 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:10 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Germany:12 | South Africa:PG

Filming Locations:

Broadgate, London, England, UK

Company:

Samuelson Productions

Trivia:

Because Alex Pettyfer was only 15 at the time, he was not allowed to drive the car in the car chase mentioned in the book, so it was instead converted to a horse chase so as the chase could still take place.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the rock-climbing photo the pair are each seen with a rope coiled diagonally round themselves. Although this is a common image, it is actually wrong, as there is never any reason to coil a rope like this

Quotes:

Alex Rider: What kind of people are you?
Alan Blunt: Ones that normally get their way.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#32.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Ready Steady Go

A great movie with a lot of fun and action for everyone in the family.

The Storm is about to break... For me, it certainly did.

The trailers finished and so Stormbreaker started. What i was looking for in this movie, is what i found in the book. At this i was disappointed. The beginning of the movie was certainly different from the book, but it was still as exciting. For me, the book was perfect, all of them were. If i had it my way, none of the book would of been changed in the movie, but sadly they had to, they always do.

The action, of which was promised to be loads, was at every corner. The beginning, the middle and of course the end.

One of the best parts had to be the acting of everyone of the cast. No one disappointed me. Bill Nighy as Mr blunt was a perfect match, Alicia Silverstone for Jack Starbright, and of course the main man.. Alex Pettyfer. From his role in this movie, you can tell he will become a big star, it is a real disappointment to hear that he will not be doing Point Blanc.

People have said that this movie is way better than Harry Potter. Personally i would agree 110%. The movie is packed full of action, has a lot of laughs and is a perfect summer blockbuster for all the family.

...So when is the next one?