Review of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) by Melvin W — 24 Jul 2011

Balthazar: I have been searching all over the world for you. You're going to be a force for good and a very important sorcerer. But for now, you're my apprentice.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice is truly painful movie to watch. Basically, it's an hour and forty minutes of special effects; topped off with horrible characters and bad dialogue. It's just more proof that Nicholas Cage isn't picking his movies based on quality anymore. .

First off, if you want to make a convincing sorcerer to cast Jay Barchuel as the sorcerer. I'm getting sick and tired of watching unconvincing actors acting as heroes. It's acceptable in movies like Zombieland because Jesse Eisenberg can actually act. This Barchuel guy is horrible and his voice is annoying as hell. The plot doesn't even matter in Sorcerer's Apprentice because it is all about showing off their impressive effects. That's fine, but at least attempt to have characters that aren't as flat as a board.

The movie also attempts to be funny at times, but the jokes come off as sad and fall one hundred miles away from being funny. I guess if I was four, I may think that some of the jokes are funny. Thats what makes the good kids movies good; their ability to appeal to both kids and adults. This doesn't do that at all. It probably doesn't even appeal to a great majority of kids.

One positive I can take out of this is Teressa Palmer. She doesn't act well in the movie, but she's alright to look at. The Sorcerer's Apprentice is another movie from 2010 that would definitely classify as one of the worst films of the year.