The Sorcerer's Apprentice
(2010)
Overview
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, 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.
Director
Jon Turteltaub
Writers
Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard, Lawrence Konner, Matt Lopez, Mark Rosenthal
Top Billed
Nicolas Cage
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Reviews
Dark Jedi
⭐ 9/10January 11, 2018
As usual the so-called critics wrote it down quite a lot but the reviews by ordinary people gave it a much better score (although not stellar). Not very surprising of course since those self-proclaimed besserwissers always moan about films made just to entertain.
I found the film well worth the time and money spent. Of course the plot was not very intriguing but is there anyone who would really expect that from a film like this? It’s clearly a…
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r96sk
⭐ 7/10November 9, 2020
Good enough, if nothing standout.
<em>'The Sorcerer’s Apprentice'</em> is an interesting film. The premise isn't anything revolutionary, it follows the same beats that a load of these sorta films do; I recall <em>'Bulletproof Monk'</em> and <em>'Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'</em> having similar-ish set-ups.
That's not to say it isn't enjoyable, as I did like it. Nicolas Cage always manages to entertain one way or anoth…
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 5/10April 4, 2022
Aside from an entertaining scene with some of Lukas' wonderful "L'Apprenti Sorcier" and some overly enthusiastic mops, this is a really poor adaptation of this Arthurian legend. In days of old, "Merlin" manages to imprison "Morgana" (Alice Krige) inside a sort of Russian doll. It falls to "Balthazar" (Nicolas Cage) to keep it safe over the millennia until the successor to the sagely old wizard emerges. Well it does, in the unlikely guise of the r… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$150,000,000
Revenue
$215,300,000