Fiction+history=chaos. What?

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2010)

It is interesting how it starts with an ancient Persian empire, which was in its greatest power sometime around 500 BC, at least this is indicated in the beginning of the movie. Suddenly we end up with Hashshashins/Assassins (renamed to Hassasins in the movie), an order which was established like 1500 years later at around 1100 AD in completely different times. In those days Persia was already Islamic. Islam in the movie? You must be kidding me. Just to spell out all things: Ancient Persian empire ceased to exist with Alexander the Great (Macedonian) 300 BC.
Indeed, Alamut as such existed and was an important Hashshashin fortress at the time mentioned earlier, i.e., 1100 AD.
What is the budget for the movie? 200 millions dollars? I bet a history grad student could put things to their places for an extra couple of thousand dollars. Fiction is fiction but, if you use historical context, use it appropriately.
On the other hand, the plot and FXs are pretty decent, so the movie is worth watching.