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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010 109 min ★ 6.1 Fantasy, Adventure, Action

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.

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Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Balthazar Blake

Jay Baruchel

Jay Baruchel

David "Dave" Stutler

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Maxim Horvath

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Rebecca "Becky" Barnes

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Drake Stone

Omar Benson Miller

Omar Benson Miller

Bennet Zurrow

Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci

Veronica Gorloisen

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Morgana le Fay

Robert Capron

Robert Capron

Oliver

James A. Stephens

James A. Stephens

Merlin

Details

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Screenplay

Doug Miro

Tagline

"It's the coolest job ever."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$150,000,000

Revenue

$215,300,000

Production

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

Reviews

D

Dark Jedi

January 11, 2018

★ 9/10

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...

R

r96sk

November 9, 2020

★ 7/10

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...

C

CinemaSerf

April 4, 2022

★ 5/10

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 eme...

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