When I first heard they were making this film, I was like "yawn"...not another "blockbuster" dumped on us with the Disney label on it. But..since I am a Nic Cage fan..I decided to give it a chance...and it was worth it. The film tells the story of rival sorcerers who have been locked in battle forever and the nerdy college kid who finds out he is the chosen one who will become an all powerful sorcerer some day...if he can survive the training and can actually believe in what is happening to and around him that is. There is also a love story that evolves...the quirky dude meets the girl of his dreams...again..after 10 years..is it fate? Or magic? Maybe so. They click despite being different...and it is sweet. We find out that the sorcerers who are battling are doing so because of one thing....LOVE. They fell for the same beautiful sorcerer and it ended their friendship...and they try to destroy each other all over New York City. Nic Cage does an excellent job of being the slightly odd Baltezar..playing off beat characters has always been his speciality and he does it well. It was great to see him in a really good part again. The chase scene through NYC was cool..is there anywhere else to do one? The changing vehicles was a good touch..and the audience in the theater cracked up when the ugly little Pinto came onto the screen...only those who lives in the 1970s would understand that part...a few cheered when the little car got smashed down to junk too...good riddance..LOL. I did think the ending could have been a little bit better...the special effects were good...but you could tell they were just that...special effects...without the magical feel to them. One part I thought they did an excellent job with was the homage they paid to the original "Sorcerers" Apprentence" aka Mickey Mouse...the dancing mops and brooms, etc...was cool. Tampering with a classic like that had to be tricky...even if it was Disney who was doing it. Mickey and Walt would approve.
Review of The Sorcerer's Apprentice
