Good for Prince of Persia Fans!

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2010)

Good Movie! Then why 6/10? Well, I'm one of great lovers of Prince of Persia Game Series. I have even played the original Trilogy (Mainly the first one of 1989), then the next 3 by Ubisoft (and mainly The Two Thrones). It is natural for me to enjoy this movie. But from a general point of view, it lacks many things.
First of all, Prince of Persia is about Magic + Persia. Ubisoft in later versions attached this with Time Traveling and Mystical Creatures. This movie seems to try to explain things in realistic way, which was a bad idea. If you have to use a Fantasy World, let them stay as fantasy. Sometimes, I will say ridiculously, the scenarios are changed to make them appear DIFFERENT.
It always happens when you make a movie based on games. Normally, the games lack much story but focus more on the game-play. In the movies, we need a story. And this movie really lacked a good one. For the Non-PoP fans, it is all like going nowhere. And for PoP fans, it's way too simple. OK! Everyone is saying that it is made on 'Sands of Time' game, but this movie has nothing to do with any of the game franchise. Only the concept of 'Dagger of Time' is here. The original 'Sands of Time' concept of the game has been revised as well. None of the characters in the movie are based on the game. But yes, the appeal is similar, and it feels good.
The best thing is Stunt Aerobic. This is what the game is all about. So, if you have played the game, you enjoy those moments. In fact, I wanted to see even more. They really handled it very well. There is just one thing that the developers need to realize. If they make the movie based on the games, they need to understand that most of the audience would be the game players themselves. They would love to see those actions... in action.
Overall, I will recommend you to watch this movie. Although not great, it will give you a good time.