Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: October 13, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
8
Negative:
7
Watch Now
Buy on
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Expand

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Esposito
It's better than some James Bond movies--no matter what your age. Read full review
63
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. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Despite a relatively paltry $40 million budget, Stormbreaker has the sheen and special effects of a Bond movie, and the ambition as well. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
For kids strung out on Anthony Horowitz's 007-lite adventure series, this maiden adaptation is a pleasant enough diversion from having to flip the pages. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Taken for what it is - 'tweenage escapism - Stormbreaker is moderately fun. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
The nonstop action in this British romp should ensure that its target audience, sugar-buzzed prepubescent boys, stay strapped in their seats. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
A bland Bond. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirshling
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. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Rourke's hammy, eyeliner-enhanced acting alone almost makes Alex Rider worth a look. Read full review
50
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. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Sax keeps things moving, but the best thing about the film is the British cast. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
A lame and disappointing affair. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMark Olsen
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. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
A British flick based on the first novel in a popular teenage spy-thriller series by Anthony Horowitz, looks promising but, unfortunately, doesn't measure up. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
This lame teenage James Bond will leave audiences neither shaken nor stirred. Read full review
30
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. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
It's ostensibly an action movie, and the action is so poorly shot as to be embarrassing. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Perhaps as a publishing phenomenon the concept works, but on-screen it's pretty dull, with good actors in bad roles and bad special effects. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
While it's filled with quality actors, this James Bond tale for tweens feels like something you should be getting for free on television. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
About as clunky as a movie gets. It lurches from scene to scene with no sense of narrative grace, gives its roster of prominent actors nothing to work with and screeches to a halt with all the grace of a sprinter whose shoelaces have been tied together. Read full review
More From This Movie

42 Critic Reviews

4.6 User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 77 Project Hail Mary
2 75 Send Help
3 73 Hoppers
4 72 The Sheep Detectives
5 68 Crime 101
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL