Movie Review:

The Seeker:
The Dark is Rising

by Christine, 15, California

This movie was confusing and felt rushed. There were a lot of extra characters that might have been good if the movie was not so jumpy. The director could have had cut out some of the scenes that just confused people and didn’t add to the story too much. But because the directors added unneeded scenes, they didn’t have time to do the whole song and dance and develop the people in 90 minutes. This caused many of the cast members to seem like clutter in a messy room; unneeded, and giving you the felling of being cramped.

One thing about the movie that made it feel rushed is that the main character had five days to find six magical items and, of course, save the world. This boy (named Will) just found out he had powers that he didn’t know about a week ago and ended up mastering them all five seconds later. Will also had to figure out clues to find six magical rock things (called Signs) which turned out to all be in his very own backyard, practically.

But hope is not all lost for this movie. My nine-year-old brother enjoyed it, put I think he just liked how a little boy gets super strength and gets to save the world. So if you just happen to have time to kill and a little brother who loves movies when a little boy gets super strength, time travel power and the ability to move things with his mind and gets to save the world, this just might be the movie for you.

Enjoy?

This movie is rated PG

Official Movie Web Site - The Seeker: The Dark is Rising

Pictures courtesy of and copyright Fox Walden, 2007