The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

Release date: 2010-09-09
Country: USA
Language: English|Cantonese|Ukrainian
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Saturn Films
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Rating: 6.1/10
Length: 1h 49min

Storyline

Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness. It'll take all the courage Dave can muster to survive his training, save the city and get the girl as he becomes The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Plot Keywords

incantation, teenage hero, gothic, tunnel, sorcery, secret laboratory, vintage car, supernatural power, unlikely hero, reluctant hero, ritual, sorcerer, ring, training, spell, chosen one, apostrophe in title, three word title, falling from height, satellite dish

Short Review

The plot verges on incoherence, but The Sorcerer's Apprentice is entertaining enough if you can forgive the presence of Cage, whose brand of glum camp hasn't grown any fresher with the years.