Tween flicks are for kids
(10/12/06 4:00am)
In the adaptation of his novel Stormbreaker, screenwriter Anthony Horowitz desperately tries to combine the plot aspects of a James Bond movie and the humor of Austin Powers. That said, Horowitz should keep his day job. Stormbreaker comes across as a silly parody of a bad action film, and it's a shame that the book's loyal fans will be put off by it.