Movie review

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
The movie opens some time in the Medival Age, in the castle of the legendary Arthurian wizard Merlin. Merlin has three apprentices: Balthazar (Nicolas Cage), Horvath (Alfred Molina) and Veronica (Monica Bellucci), who are trying to protect Merlin and his dangerous spell – generically titled “The Rising” – from falling into the hands of the evil sorceress Morgana (Alice Krige). Horvath turns against his aged master and helps Morgana steal the spell and kill Merlin. In the process of trying to fight off and capture Morgana, Veronica performs a “Soul Merging” spell to trap them together in one body. I don’t want to give away the whole movie because it was a lot of fun to watch, but just like any family friendly Disney film, the good guys win in the end.
There were several things I liked about this film: the visual effects were crazy-good, and while the story was predictable (but enjoyable), the acting was above par. I think Disney really passed up an opportunity to destroy The Last Airbender in theaters over the July 4th weekend, because honestly, families didn’t have much to choose from in the way of good family-friendly action films and this film would have been a much-appreciated option.
Bottom line: The Sorcerer's apprentice should be right up your alley if you are in the mood for an enjoyable action/adventure/comedy film that isn’t animated.