Stormbreaker [M]

Alex Rider is a normal teenager who believes that he is living a mundane life with his boring bank-manager uncle. But in reality, Alex’s uncle is a spy and has been training him to take his place should something bad happen. When his uncle is murdered, it falls on Alex to take his place and solve the sinister mystery of the Stormbreakers: a new super computer that is soon to be teaching children everywhere. 

I’d come across this movie sorting through the Action section at work, but it had never really grabbed me as something I’d like to watch. The only reason I hired it out was because of its interesting cast, of which a co-worker informed me. Filled with action, science, technology, and comedy, Stormbreaker is a rollicking action film that’s perfect for a family night in. 

Alex Rider is a normal teenager who believes that he is living a mundane life with his boring bank-manager uncle. But in reality, Alex’s uncle is a spy who has been training him to take his place should anything bad happen. When his uncle is killed, it falls upon Alex to take his place and solve the sinister mystery of the Stormbreakers: a new super compute that will soon be teaching children all over the country. Armed with gadgets, training, and intuition, Alex soon discovers more than he bargained for, and with no other spies to help him, can he save the world before these new computers are launched? 

Not dissimilar to The Fantastic Four, Spy Kids, or even Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Stormbreaker is a well-balanced action movie. The only difference between this and the aforementioned others, is that it’s a rollicking spy movie. With its enthralling chases, which are different because they are done on horseback in the middle of London traffic, and cool gadgets, this film is armed and dangerous and its lighter comedy script just takes a bit of the edge off. Story-wise and in terms of a family action film, this did well. 

What really was the most intriguing thing about this movie was the weird blend of the cast. Stormbreaker features big names such as Bill Nighy, Alicia Silverstone, Andy Serkis, Stephen Fry, Robbie Coltrane, Missi Pyle, Ewan McGregor, and Mickey Rourke. How much more of a strange mix can you get? 

Filled with action, adventure, science, technology, and comedy, Stormbreaker was a rollicking film that I really enjoyed. Good for family night in, it’s the perfect in-between action film.