looked great, but unsurprisingly played out like a video game

Rating: 6/10 (17 August 2010)

The money was up there on the screen to see, it certainly looked exotic and rich but unsurprisingly the script is where the big holes lie, and I don't think it had to be that way. After managing to get my head around Jake Gyllenhaal's unusual accent which drifted in and out, and settling down with a visually stunning screen, it was time to digest the story and how it played out. I warmed to some of the characters after a patchy start but then they started feeding trite lectures through their mouths, particularly the princess's and it didn't even really make sense. But what did I expect right? it's a movie that expands on a jump and run video game. Pirates has shown us we can and should expect more and this movie was certainly stocked high with talented people so a quick look at the writing team explains the let down here. I could stand seeing a sequel to this but only if they get some writers with a little vision beyond the cliché. Just cos it's an action movie doesn't mean it has to be dumb. Well done everyone else.