The Sorcerer's Apprentice

It's a whole load of silly but there's enough fun to make this a decent slice of forgettable escapism.

The plot verges on incoherence, but The Sorcerer's Apprentice is entertaining enough if you can forgive the presence of Cage, whose brand of glum camp hasn't grown any fresher with the years.

Cage and Baruchel fail to generate a connection and, apart from Molina's Oscar Wilde impersonation, there isn't much to laugh at -- or thrill to, for that matter, since the action has been choreographed with the nerveless competence of an arcade game.

The non-stop action almost drowns out what might have been a decent screenplay...

It's an enjoyable action-fantasy adventure with a sparky script; there's even a playful pastiche of the broomsticks-coming-alive scene from the original legend, using the famous Paul Dukas music.

For my next trick, I will make the sequel disappear!

The whole movie seems to spill out onto the floor in a stinking mess, and when it’s over, the audience is left to ponder how—given its expensive price tag, notable stars, and an admittedly interesting premise—the result could be so awful.

It's clear that there is no respect for the classics. [Full review in Spanish]

Sadly, there is precious little left of the genius that once was Cage, the man whose electric insanity made instant classics of Wild at Heart and Raising Arizona.

Nicolas Cage's performances have become infinitely more entertaining the more ludicrous the characters and the sillier the stories.