Preview: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

Synopsis:

A young man finds himself the unwitting trainee of a powerful sorcerer who wants him to be prepared to fight off many evils.

• Poster: (B); B-

Review:

With a nice flow of color and design, the poster isn't terribly detailed, but it's rather rich.

Once again, the poster I had reviewed has disappeared without a trace. This new poster in its place isn't improved on the original, but should sufficiently draw in an audience already pre-sold on the idea.

• Trailer: (C); (C+); C+

Review:

If you want a lesson on how to display a film and make it look like little more than a cash cow void of plot, take this as example. It's neither inventive, original or well acted. Nicolas Cage's brief monologue about the boy not being prepared is weak, unintersting and not terribly motivating.

A slight improvement over the previous trailer, this second is more action heavy and more plot revelatory, which gives us a little more to find interesting, but not much.

The first two trailers have been pulled, but the current trailer is one that accompanies most films at the theater now. It's a bit more of a hodge podge of scenes, but suitably explains the concept even if it makes for a rather pedantic outing.

Oscar Prospects:

Maybe some consideration for Visual Effects, but nothing more and certainly not a nomination.

Release Date:

• July 16, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (December 13, 2009) Original

-Wesley Lovell (March 28, 2010) New Trailer

-Wesley Lovell (June 13, 2010) New Trailer; New Poster

-Wesley Lovell (July 9, 2010) New Poster