"Did you know ostriches have suicidal tendencies?"Prince Of Persia - The Sands Of Time is an enjoyable romp overall . Although it has typical faults of modern blockbusters - overstretched runtime, simple-minded construction, unconvincingly stilted 'serious' dialogue - it largely overcomes these with an enjoyable pairing of Jake Gyllenhaal with an impressive English accent as Prince Dastan and (surprisingly) Gemma Arterton, whose well-timed bickering and developing relationship comes across very well. Mike Newell - here more in Harry Potter mode than Four Weddings - directs the frantic action sequences to great effect, and the opening quarter of an hour in particular captures the spirit of the character/videogame that brings to life the free-running hero in a way that is appropriately just beyond realism. In terms of the main cast, Newell creates an unusually intimate story in amongst the epic scale of the desert and ancient times. The film is efficient rather than thrilling, and as the first outing in what Disney hopes will be their new big franchise, it perhaps lacks some of the genuine charm of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film. Nevertheless, this is considerably better than audiences have come to expect from a computer game adaptation, the setting is created with some beautifully lush visuals, and the film tries very hard to please throughout (and mostly succeeds). Ostrich racing - a movie first?
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I am yet to see this film, and from your review will definately be watching very soon!
I must say though i am a huge fan of the P.O.P games playing them all avidly from day one! so will be very intrested to see the conversion, and jake better not let me down!
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