The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
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- Synopsis
- Producer Marc E. Platt brings author Susan Cooper's popular series of children's fantasy books to the big screen with this tale of a young boy (Alexander Ludwig) who discovers that he is the latest in a long line of immortal warriors....
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- Director(s)
- David L. Cunningham
- Distributor(s)
- Fox
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 94 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites
A mostly entertaining movie with built-in appeal to young audiences. The good news for parents is that it won't put them to sleep.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
Starts out with promise but staggers under the weight of trying to take on too much. The tone is murky: The story attempts to blend adolescent angst with fantasy adventure, and the result is rather clunky.Read the full review
Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites
Slick, good-looking, cluttered pic won't please fans of novelist Susan Cooper's original "The Dark Is Rising" sequence. But then, they are mostly grown-ups by now, and this very Hollywood-style adaptation of a very English book is aimed squarely at tweens.Read the full review
