Fufills everything it sets out to be: a fun waste of a couple hours.

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2010)

Honestly, I had some pretty high hopes for this movie, and I knew I would enjoy it. Well, I did. It is the best film of the summer so far (no offense Jon Faveru. I DID enjoy Iron Man 2)
When a nine year old street urchin named Dastan is plucked off the streets by the King of Persia, it immediately sets him up for one of the greatest adventures ever.
15 years later, Dastan has built up a reputation for making hasty and rash decisions, much to the dismay of his two brothers and his uncle, Nazim. So, when he captures Alamut, a town that is believed to be supplying weapons to Persia's foes, the entire empire rejoices, and the king comes out of exile for the occasion. At the large banquet, Dastan gives the King the prayer robes of Alamut, which instantly begins sparking and catches on fire, almost instantly killing the King. Dastan is blaimed for the crime, because he was the only one who actually handled the robe, and he flees the town with Tamina, Princess of Alamut.
Dastan's older brother, Tus is given control over the kingdom and offers a hefty reward for anyone who returns his brother alive.
Dastan and Tamina run across a shady business man, named Sheik Aman, who accepts Dastan's lies, but then discovers his true identity and attempts to return him to Tus.