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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

It's the coolest job ever

Inspired by the 10 minutes battle between Mickey Mouse and the enchanted broomsticks in Fantasia, this Jerry Bruckheimer/Disney cgi-fest is hoping to kickstart a new franchise. The storyline is a typical hero-vs-madman for control of the world (or New York, which may be the same thing). A young man is taken in for training by an ancient wizard, and reluctantly learns the arts of magic. When he foolishly releases the baddie from his enchanted captivity, the stage is set for several special-effects-heavy battles as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

110 minutes, No persons under 10 (Violence)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy.

Credits

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Toby Kebbell, Omar Benson Miller, Monica Bellucci, Alice Krige

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Screenplay

Matt Lopez, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal

Music

Trevor Rabin

Cinematography

Bojan Bazelli

Editing

William Goldberg

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2010

Produced by

Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Saturn Films, Broken Road Productions, Junction Entertainment

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Adventure, action
Language	None
Nudity	none
Sex	None
Violence	Frequent, fantastical, unrealistic and in context
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Mature and complex theme.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

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Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
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Tense Family Scenes

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Ratings

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International Media

Box Office (USA)Pete Hammond A high energy homage to a classic

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a perfectly typical example of its type, professionally made and competently acted.

eye Weekly (Canada)Melody Lau The Sorcerer’s Apprentice may not reach the cult status of past wizard films, but it is a reminder that spells and magic can be as appealing as handsome, shirtless werewolves.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs With the lack of true, onscreen magic being the first and foremost among them, The Sorcerer's Apprentice feels like a cheap (albeit expensively produced) card trick that fails to impress.

Metacritic.com34 critics

RottenTomatoes.com136 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer It has a likable cast and loads of CGI spectacle, but for all but the least demanding viewers, The Sorcerer's Apprentice will be less than spellbinding.

Internet (IMDB)7881 Netizens True Magic for all

Average .. 50%

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