The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Published: Oct. 09, 2007, 10:13 p.m. By James Sanford ...

But even beyond being formulaic, The Seeker is a slow go. As an action-adventure, it disregards action for 45 minutes of tiresome setup, dawdling among thin characters and warmed-over storylines ...

By Carmen Emmi, 17, DeWitt Going into The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, I was a little skeptical. "The Seeker" is a 14-year old boy, Alex (played by Alexander Ludwig) whose life is turned upside ...

The Seeker: Dark Is Rising We've seen the spawn of Satan in such films as "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Omen" -- but in "The Seeker," based on the popular children's novel "The Dark Is Rising," we ...

In spite of the ticking clock and all the shouting, The Dark Is Rising lacks a sense of urgency, since most of the characters stand around inertly, and everything important happens only by clunky ...

But I still felt the magic.<br><br>I loved the books as a teenager, but I re-read them recently, and "Dark is Rising" has some major weaknesses.

Standing on its own, The Seeker: The Dark is Rising makes for an okay evening of entertainment for the older grade schooler and even the jaded “I’ve seen it all” teenager.

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising - Full Cast & Crew 38 Metascore 2007 1 hr 39 mins Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Suspense PG Watchlist Where to Watch ...

They say the book is better than the movie, and in the case of this murky, dull-witted muddle of fantasy clichés, it’s a pretty hard point to argue. Not being one of those adults who savor ...