Prince of Persia - A franchise too far...

Rating: 6/10 (13 May 2010)

I'll make this short and sweet...
The script is predictable, unfunny and unoriginal...
The direction is poor...
The editing extremely disjointed...
Special effects are good...
Gyllenhaal and Arterton are far too good for this flimsy material and are the movies only shining light. The chemistry is good albeit predictable and Gylenhaal makes a surprisingly good action lead. Arterton looks stunning and acts amicably with the 1980's TV movie script.
However... Packaged up i can see a franchise in the making... But drop Newell, get a decent script, keep Arterton, and stop trying to remake an Indiana Jones/Assassins Creed hybrid! It doesn't work! Not worth a trip to the Cinema, wait for the DVD.