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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerThe books' magic was rooted in its ties to Arthurian legend and British folklore, grandiose elements which Cunningham and Hodge have stripped.
- At its best, The Seeker is a pretty vivid fantasy book come-to-life; it does a decent, passable job of adding to the canon of kid-lit flicks.
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigStarts 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.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe film plods along without a lot of excitement or inspiration.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveySlick, 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.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeels passé and lacks a charismatic lead. Too bad Daniel Radcliffe is an only child.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyWhether you fully embrace the Harry Potter phenomenon or simply live with it, there's no question that J. K. Rowling is an imaginative story-spinner. The trouble is that she has ruined the field for the legions of the second-rate.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustDreary, spectacle-driven adaptation.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithA kid unversed in other name-brand fantasy movies might go for The Seeker, but in 2007 it's redundant, a puttering Potter without wit and whimsy.
- 33The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonFinal score: Book 1, Movie 0.