**1/2 – “Prince of Persia” is one of the rare video game based movies that isn’t a horrific ordeal to sit through. It is by no means a great film, but this action swashbuckler-in-the-desert type of movie has enough going for it to keep it out of the dismal realms inhabited by the likes of “Hitman” or any given Uwe Boll crapfest. The nicely realized desert landscapes, solid special effects, less confusing than normal story, and mostly entertaining and easy enough to follow action sequences were highlights. Not everything was as successful, though, as the dialogue is a little clunky and the attempts at humor provided by the comic relief character of Alfred Molina didn’t work very well (through no fault of Alfred). I didn’t particularly buy most of the leads as being Persians, though, especially the decidedly Nordic-looking Jake Gyllenhall, who seems as white as they come despite the weird hairdo and numerous cans of Insta-Tan that they apparently used on him. There is an overall goofy quotient that is pretty high, but if you are able to just sit back, click your brain over into cruise control and try to enjoy this for what it is you may find yourself somewhat satisfied by the time the end credits roll.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
**1/2 – “Prince of Persia” is one of the rare video game based movies that isn’t a horrific ordeal to sit through. It is by no means a great film, but this action swashbuckler-in-the-desert type of movie has enough going for it to keep it out of the dismal realms inhabited by the likes of “Hitman” or any given Uwe Boll crapfest. The nicely realized desert landscapes, solid special effects, less confusing than normal story, and mostly entertaining and easy enough to follow action sequences were highlights. Not everything was as successful, though, as the dialogue is a little clunky and the attempts at humor provided by the comic relief character of Alfred Molina didn’t work very well (through no fault of Alfred). I didn’t particularly buy most of the leads as being Persians, though, especially the decidedly Nordic-looking Jake Gyllenhall, who seems as white as they come despite the weird hairdo and numerous cans of Insta-Tan that they apparently used on him. There is an overall goofy quotient that is pretty high, but if you are able to just sit back, click your brain over into cruise control and try to enjoy this for what it is you may find yourself somewhat satisfied by the time the end credits roll.
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