The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Running Time 134 minutes

Rated: PG

Novel by Susan Cooper

Screenplay by John Hodge

Director David L. Cunningham

Opened: October 5, 2007

This is the movie adaption of the second book in The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper. Will Stanton(Alexander Ludwig) is a young boy who, like all young boys, feels he just doesn't fit in. Then one day, strange things start to happen to him. Crows, and dogs start chasing him. Then, at a Christmas party, he is approached by Merriman Lyon(Ian McShane) who says he is the head of a small groups of immortals (Frances Conroy as Miss Greythorne, James Cosmo as Mr. Dawson, Jim Piddock as Old George) who have waited for him, and that he is the Seeker, a person reborn, who is to find the six items spread out through time and bring them together to defeat the Darkness. He has five days to do this and at every step of the way The Rider (Christopher Eccleston) is waiting and trying to get the item before him.

This was a very fun family movie. I loved seeing Eccleston as a villain. My favorite line from the movie is when Merriman instructs Will on his powers, which include great strength, the command of fire, the ability to move objects at a distance and the unique knowledge to decipher an ancient text. Will then asks what about flight to which Merriman responds “this isn't a comic book.” I recommend this movie for the whole family. - ninjakittyofdoom