Review of Stormbreaker (2006) by Sam D — 22 Sep 2013

Whilst the books flow well and are exciting, bad casting and a lack of maturity leave Bill Nighy, Ewan McGregor and Damian Lewis mired in bland narrative and poor direction.

This review of Stormbreaker (2006) was written by Sam D on 22 Sep 2013.

Stormbreaker has generally received mixed reviews.

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