Based partially on a section of the 1940 Disney animated movie Fantasia (the one where Mickey steals the magicians hat and makes the brooms come to life), The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a delightful adventure about a young nerd named Dave (Jay Burachel) whose life is turned upside down when the mysterious sorcerer Balthazar (Nicolas Cage) shows up one day to tell him he’s not only going to be an apprentice, but needs to learn magic very, very quickly if he wants to save the world from being destroyed. Directed by John Turteltaub (National Treasure), The Sorcerer’s Apprentice if filled with special-effects and action scenes, all of which look great. Of course, effects are nothing but eye candy if the story isn’t strong and the actors aren’t good enough to make it come to life on the screen, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice doesn’t disappoint on either level. The script is well paced, with just enough snappy dialogue between the Sorcerer and his apprentice to give the movie a nice comic tone.
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