Extremely enjoyable!

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2010)

I really did not know what I expected from this movie when I first heard about it. But once the credits rolled I knew that almost everything I wanted was in there.
I am a big fan of the games (I haven't played Prince of Persia from 2008 and the Forgotten Sands though), so my first reaction about this action flick was excitement. But deep down I thought that the directors, actors, etc. will ruin this legendary saga. The only thing that let me calmed was the fact that Jerry Bruckheimer was producing it.
As everybody knows he produced Pirates of the Caribbean working alongside with Disney like in this film and guided by the fact that PotC was great, I thought that he might help enhance this one.
Now I am pleased to say that his movie is great as well. They included many elements from the Sand's Trilogy. For example, clothing, moves, even some enemies and of course an unique soundtrack. The songs that played during the movie might be a little forgettable, but in my opinion they had that "persian" sound and contributed a lot to create the atmosphere.
As for the acting, it could be better. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great also. The actors did their job and nothing else. It turned out fine but with a little effort it might have been great. I think that Jake was a lot like the Prince though.
On the other hand, the plot was great. They took elements from the first game and put them together to create a better story. It is quite an achievement considering that most video game based movies changed the plot for bad. So that is in my opinion one of the strongest arguments from this flick. Stil there were lots of clichés but they are somewhat disguised so the final product still feels authentic.
Even if the film is this good, I still read a lot of comments complaining about every single detail (and those details made them hate this movie). Nobody said this would be a masterpiece, it is just a really fun movie that was adapted from a video game.I mean, have you ever seen a movie adaptation of something, that is extremely faithful to the source material? Perhaps you have, but those movies can be counted with fingers. I felt that some things were missing as most fans, like more use of the dagger, but I knew that the director wasn't able to put every single detail from the game.
What is beyond me is that most people loved Iron Man, and some of those are complaining about this title. Iron man was far worse than this movie and it contained a lot more of clichés and bad acting. But it is a matter of subjectivity
To sum it all up. This movie will not disappoint the fans because it has a lot of references, and it will be really enjoyable for casual goers as well.