entertaining popcorn flick, perhaps more

Rating: 6/10 (26 October 2015)

The story reminds me something about Aladdin, Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist", Alibaba or anything that has something to do with Arabia. Probably because the movie has something to do with sand, lots of sand. We have sand in an hourglass, and literally, those are the "sands of time". In this movie, arguably, the source of the conflict is the mysterious dagger in which the fate of the whole human race depends. If this falls into the wrong hands, disaster for the whole world is imminent. The dagger has something to do with the so-called "sands of time", which in turn, has something to do with time travel. However, this time travel is only towards the past, towards the very beginning of an ancient legend involving the wrath of the gods against the human race. It's an interesting legend. And for most children, this story will be enjoyable as a bed-time story from Persia. This is not the most interesting part of the movie though because there is a more compelling story about trust and betrayal, told through the household of the Persian royalty. There is really nothing special about the movie, but it has a story that was entertainingly told under the twist of an ancient legend. If you like adventures set in the desert involving interesting characters and funny encounters, then this film serves as an entertaining popcorn flick.