According to the writer, "Harvey Weinstein decided not to distribute it. View production, box office, & company info. (2006). I was particularly amused by Bill Nighy's acting in the role of Alan Blunt. He is sent on a mission in Cornwall to gather intelligence behind Stormbreaker, an advanced computer system being provided to schools across Britain, and its creator, billionaire Darrius Sayle. Alex initially refuses to cooperate but agrees when they threaten to not renew the visa and deport Jack as a result of her visa running out seven years before. "[17] Boston.com's reporter Wesley Morris also gave Stormbreaker two stars out of five, and said that "Geoffrey Sax's filmmaking holds few surprises... but it's swift and competent, despite too many shots of cars on roads that bloat the running time. In August 2006, the film was retitled Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker for North American release. This series was released on Amazon Prime Video and TVNZ On Demand in early June 2020.
[5], In a 2007 interview for Reuters, Horowitz blamed Stormbreaker's financial failings on The Weinstein Company's handling of the film's distribution on the American market, particularly their decision to not give it a wide release. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is. [6] The Weinstein Company eventually cancelled their plans for a sequel, and Horowitz later expressed that the novels "do not translate well to the big screen". There, he meets Sayle himself and his two accomplices, Mr. Grin and Nadia Vole, and is shown the Stormbreaker computer in action. The name of the villain also changed from Herod Sayle to Darrius Sayle, with his nationality switched from Lebanese (Egyptian in the US version of the novel) to American. See high school TV and movie icons then and now, from "Dawson's Creek" and more favorites. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. [5] The film's grosses gradually declined each week for the remainder of its run, totalling of $12,872,046, making up more than half of what would become the film's final worldwide gross. Stormbreaker was intended by the novel's author, Anthony Horowitz, to be the first entry in a film franchise based on his Alex Rider series. Fifty floors up on one of Sayle's skyscrapers, Alex reaches him and unplugs his backup transmitter. Alex then hitches a ride on a Mil Mi-8 helicopter piloted by Mr. Grin, using a sodium pentothal arrow to gain Mr. Grin's obedience. It was also revealed that the US premiere would take place on the Intrepid aircraft carrier at the Hudson River, New York City. MI6 are suspicious of his seemingly generous plans and send Alex undercover as a competition winner to investigate. [20][21], "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)", "9 franchise-starting young adult films that struggled", "He Was a Teenage Spy, Surrounded by Treacherous Adults", "The Nintendo DS – Heading to a theater near you!
Sayle leaves Alex tied up and departs for the London Science Museum. The acting, particularly from the person playing Herod Sayle, was boring and unimaginative. Ian is supposedly a bank manager and is, much to Alex's regret, often away from home. Stormbreaker is an enchanted axe-hammer utilized by Thor Odinson in battle. He discovers that his uncle was actually then redirected up a mountain in his coffin for burial. [7] As a result of these factors, plans to produce further Alex Rider films were dropped.[8]. The film was very jumpy in places, and I thought that people who had not read the books would have been confused by the ending. I came to watch this film because I have been a fan of the Alex Rider books for many years. The ending was entirely made up for the film. However, I was rather disappointed by the film.
Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. The critical consensus states "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believability.
FilmFanUK. Billionaire Darrius Sayle is donating free high-powered computer systems code named Stormbreaker to every school in the United Kingdom.
According to the writer, "Harvey Weinstein decided not to distribute it. View production, box office, & company info. (2006). I was particularly amused by Bill Nighy's acting in the role of Alan Blunt. He is sent on a mission in Cornwall to gather intelligence behind Stormbreaker, an advanced computer system being provided to schools across Britain, and its creator, billionaire Darrius Sayle. Alex initially refuses to cooperate but agrees when they threaten to not renew the visa and deport Jack as a result of her visa running out seven years before. "[17] Boston.com's reporter Wesley Morris also gave Stormbreaker two stars out of five, and said that "Geoffrey Sax's filmmaking holds few surprises... but it's swift and competent, despite too many shots of cars on roads that bloat the running time. In August 2006, the film was retitled Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker for North American release. This series was released on Amazon Prime Video and TVNZ On Demand in early June 2020.
[5], In a 2007 interview for Reuters, Horowitz blamed Stormbreaker's financial failings on The Weinstein Company's handling of the film's distribution on the American market, particularly their decision to not give it a wide release. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is. [6] The Weinstein Company eventually cancelled their plans for a sequel, and Horowitz later expressed that the novels "do not translate well to the big screen". There, he meets Sayle himself and his two accomplices, Mr. Grin and Nadia Vole, and is shown the Stormbreaker computer in action. The name of the villain also changed from Herod Sayle to Darrius Sayle, with his nationality switched from Lebanese (Egyptian in the US version of the novel) to American. See high school TV and movie icons then and now, from "Dawson's Creek" and more favorites. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. [5] The film's grosses gradually declined each week for the remainder of its run, totalling of $12,872,046, making up more than half of what would become the film's final worldwide gross. Stormbreaker was intended by the novel's author, Anthony Horowitz, to be the first entry in a film franchise based on his Alex Rider series. Fifty floors up on one of Sayle's skyscrapers, Alex reaches him and unplugs his backup transmitter. Alex then hitches a ride on a Mil Mi-8 helicopter piloted by Mr. Grin, using a sodium pentothal arrow to gain Mr. Grin's obedience. It was also revealed that the US premiere would take place on the Intrepid aircraft carrier at the Hudson River, New York City. MI6 are suspicious of his seemingly generous plans and send Alex undercover as a competition winner to investigate. [20][21], "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)", "9 franchise-starting young adult films that struggled", "He Was a Teenage Spy, Surrounded by Treacherous Adults", "The Nintendo DS – Heading to a theater near you!
Sayle leaves Alex tied up and departs for the London Science Museum. The acting, particularly from the person playing Herod Sayle, was boring and unimaginative. Ian is supposedly a bank manager and is, much to Alex's regret, often away from home. Stormbreaker is an enchanted axe-hammer utilized by Thor Odinson in battle. He discovers that his uncle was actually then redirected up a mountain in his coffin for burial. [7] As a result of these factors, plans to produce further Alex Rider films were dropped.[8]. The film was very jumpy in places, and I thought that people who had not read the books would have been confused by the ending. I came to watch this film because I have been a fan of the Alex Rider books for many years. The ending was entirely made up for the film. However, I was rather disappointed by the film.
Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. The critical consensus states "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believability.
FilmFanUK. Billionaire Darrius Sayle is donating free high-powered computer systems code named Stormbreaker to every school in the United Kingdom.
According to the writer, "Harvey Weinstein decided not to distribute it. View production, box office, & company info. (2006). I was particularly amused by Bill Nighy's acting in the role of Alan Blunt. He is sent on a mission in Cornwall to gather intelligence behind Stormbreaker, an advanced computer system being provided to schools across Britain, and its creator, billionaire Darrius Sayle. Alex initially refuses to cooperate but agrees when they threaten to not renew the visa and deport Jack as a result of her visa running out seven years before. "[17] Boston.com's reporter Wesley Morris also gave Stormbreaker two stars out of five, and said that "Geoffrey Sax's filmmaking holds few surprises... but it's swift and competent, despite too many shots of cars on roads that bloat the running time. In August 2006, the film was retitled Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker for North American release. This series was released on Amazon Prime Video and TVNZ On Demand in early June 2020.
[5], In a 2007 interview for Reuters, Horowitz blamed Stormbreaker's financial failings on The Weinstein Company's handling of the film's distribution on the American market, particularly their decision to not give it a wide release. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is. [6] The Weinstein Company eventually cancelled their plans for a sequel, and Horowitz later expressed that the novels "do not translate well to the big screen". There, he meets Sayle himself and his two accomplices, Mr. Grin and Nadia Vole, and is shown the Stormbreaker computer in action. The name of the villain also changed from Herod Sayle to Darrius Sayle, with his nationality switched from Lebanese (Egyptian in the US version of the novel) to American. See high school TV and movie icons then and now, from "Dawson's Creek" and more favorites. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. [5] The film's grosses gradually declined each week for the remainder of its run, totalling of $12,872,046, making up more than half of what would become the film's final worldwide gross. Stormbreaker was intended by the novel's author, Anthony Horowitz, to be the first entry in a film franchise based on his Alex Rider series. Fifty floors up on one of Sayle's skyscrapers, Alex reaches him and unplugs his backup transmitter. Alex then hitches a ride on a Mil Mi-8 helicopter piloted by Mr. Grin, using a sodium pentothal arrow to gain Mr. Grin's obedience. It was also revealed that the US premiere would take place on the Intrepid aircraft carrier at the Hudson River, New York City. MI6 are suspicious of his seemingly generous plans and send Alex undercover as a competition winner to investigate. [20][21], "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)", "9 franchise-starting young adult films that struggled", "He Was a Teenage Spy, Surrounded by Treacherous Adults", "The Nintendo DS – Heading to a theater near you!
Sayle leaves Alex tied up and departs for the London Science Museum. The acting, particularly from the person playing Herod Sayle, was boring and unimaginative. Ian is supposedly a bank manager and is, much to Alex's regret, often away from home. Stormbreaker is an enchanted axe-hammer utilized by Thor Odinson in battle. He discovers that his uncle was actually then redirected up a mountain in his coffin for burial. [7] As a result of these factors, plans to produce further Alex Rider films were dropped.[8]. The film was very jumpy in places, and I thought that people who had not read the books would have been confused by the ending. I came to watch this film because I have been a fan of the Alex Rider books for many years. The ending was entirely made up for the film. However, I was rather disappointed by the film.
Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. The critical consensus states "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believability.
FilmFanUK. Billionaire Darrius Sayle is donating free high-powered computer systems code named Stormbreaker to every school in the United Kingdom.
Alex returns to school; he and Sabina are talking about what happened and he says that it will never happen again.
After attempting to escape from the facility, he is captured, and Sayle explains his true reasons behind Stormbreaker – each system contains a modified strain of the smallpox virus which, upon activation in the Stormbreaker release, will kill all of the country's schoolchildren. "[14], BBC critic Neil Smith gave the film three out of five stars but criticised the "unsubtle turns" from both Bill Nighy and Stephen Fry. "[6], On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, the film has a score of 34% based on 67 reviews with an average rating of 4.7 out of 10.
According to the writer, "Harvey Weinstein decided not to distribute it. View production, box office, & company info. (2006). I was particularly amused by Bill Nighy's acting in the role of Alan Blunt. He is sent on a mission in Cornwall to gather intelligence behind Stormbreaker, an advanced computer system being provided to schools across Britain, and its creator, billionaire Darrius Sayle. Alex initially refuses to cooperate but agrees when they threaten to not renew the visa and deport Jack as a result of her visa running out seven years before. "[17] Boston.com's reporter Wesley Morris also gave Stormbreaker two stars out of five, and said that "Geoffrey Sax's filmmaking holds few surprises... but it's swift and competent, despite too many shots of cars on roads that bloat the running time. In August 2006, the film was retitled Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker for North American release. This series was released on Amazon Prime Video and TVNZ On Demand in early June 2020.
[5], In a 2007 interview for Reuters, Horowitz blamed Stormbreaker's financial failings on The Weinstein Company's handling of the film's distribution on the American market, particularly their decision to not give it a wide release. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is. [6] The Weinstein Company eventually cancelled their plans for a sequel, and Horowitz later expressed that the novels "do not translate well to the big screen". There, he meets Sayle himself and his two accomplices, Mr. Grin and Nadia Vole, and is shown the Stormbreaker computer in action. The name of the villain also changed from Herod Sayle to Darrius Sayle, with his nationality switched from Lebanese (Egyptian in the US version of the novel) to American. See high school TV and movie icons then and now, from "Dawson's Creek" and more favorites. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. [5] The film's grosses gradually declined each week for the remainder of its run, totalling of $12,872,046, making up more than half of what would become the film's final worldwide gross. Stormbreaker was intended by the novel's author, Anthony Horowitz, to be the first entry in a film franchise based on his Alex Rider series. Fifty floors up on one of Sayle's skyscrapers, Alex reaches him and unplugs his backup transmitter. Alex then hitches a ride on a Mil Mi-8 helicopter piloted by Mr. Grin, using a sodium pentothal arrow to gain Mr. Grin's obedience. It was also revealed that the US premiere would take place on the Intrepid aircraft carrier at the Hudson River, New York City. MI6 are suspicious of his seemingly generous plans and send Alex undercover as a competition winner to investigate. [20][21], "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)", "9 franchise-starting young adult films that struggled", "He Was a Teenage Spy, Surrounded by Treacherous Adults", "The Nintendo DS – Heading to a theater near you!
Sayle leaves Alex tied up and departs for the London Science Museum. The acting, particularly from the person playing Herod Sayle, was boring and unimaginative. Ian is supposedly a bank manager and is, much to Alex's regret, often away from home. Stormbreaker is an enchanted axe-hammer utilized by Thor Odinson in battle. He discovers that his uncle was actually then redirected up a mountain in his coffin for burial. [7] As a result of these factors, plans to produce further Alex Rider films were dropped.[8]. The film was very jumpy in places, and I thought that people who had not read the books would have been confused by the ending. I came to watch this film because I have been a fan of the Alex Rider books for many years. The ending was entirely made up for the film. However, I was rather disappointed by the film.
Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. The critical consensus states "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believability.
FilmFanUK. Billionaire Darrius Sayle is donating free high-powered computer systems code named Stormbreaker to every school in the United Kingdom.
