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Metascore®38 out of 100 | Generally unfavorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 63
    Chicago Tribune | Kelley L. Carter

    At its best, The Seeker is a pretty vivid fantasy book come-to-life; it does a decent, passable job of adding to the canon of kid-lit flicks. Read full review

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Stephen Farber

    The film plods along without a lot of excitement or inspiration. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Feels passé and lacks a charismatic lead. Too bad Daniel Radcliffe is an only child. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Starts out with promise but staggers under the weight of trying to take on too much. The tone is murky: The story attempts to blend adolescent angst with fantasy adventure, and the result is rather clunky. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Dennis Harvey

    Slick, good-looking, cluttered pic won't please fans of novelist Susan Cooper's original "The Dark Is Rising" sequence. But then, they are mostly grown-ups by now, and this very Hollywood-style adaptation of a very English book is aimed squarely at tweens. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Gregory Kirschling

    A movie that should've been made shortly after its source material -- Susan Cooper's Newbery winner -- debuted in 1973. As is, it feels entirely too generic to work today. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Crust

    Dreary, spectacle-driven adaptation. Read full review

  • 33
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Tasha Robinson

    Final score: Book 1, Movie 0. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.4 out of 5

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