Variety
Bruckheimer's passably enjoyable, antiquity-themed epic should satisfy its young male core demographic well enough, but won't connect with other auds on the level of Bruckheimer's "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
From the team behind Pirates of the Caribbean comes this epic action-adventure set in mystical Persia. A rogue prince (the great Jake Gyllenhaal, Donnie Darko) reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess (Bond girl Gemma Arterton) and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time - a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
2010Rating: M, Contains Violence111 minsUSA
ActionAdventure
- Director:
- Mike Newell ('Four Weddings and a Funeral', 'Mona Lisa Smile', 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire')
- Writer:
- Doug MiroCarlo Bernard
- Cast:
- Jake GyllenhaalGemma ArtertonBen KingsleyAlfred MolinaToby KebbellReece Ritchie
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time / Reviews
TVNZ
I have a feeling this could be the start of franchise - and I'd be willing to give another film a go because there's plenty of potential in these characters - but Prince of Persia aims for family blockbuster fu
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Slick Bruck-buster dynamics anchored by Jake ‘n’ Gemma’s sparring and sex appeal. But the scripting needs to take another leap if they want this Prince to produce some heirs.
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New Zealand Herald
It's full-on fun, but hardly epic, as feisty heroes and heroines flirt while battling evil villains to save the world.
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Hollywood Reporter
A handsome, fast-paced and innocuous adventure that's easy to take but lacks epic scale.
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Empire Magazine
Its restraint might put off thrill-seekers, but if you can endure the wooden dialogue and sloppy exposition, it musters the entertainment quotient of a middle-order Harry Potter.
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