Ostrich racing?......

Rating: 4/10 (26 June 2010)

Adopted from the streets of Nasaf by King Sharaman of Persia, young Dastan grows up amongst royalty and quickly earns his place as a mighty warrior and prince.
As his brothers Garsiv and Tus plan battle strategies, a spy sends word that the Holy City of Alamut has been supplying weapons to enemies of Persia.
Taking matters into his own hands, Tus orders an attack on the sacred city and upon its fall Dastan encounters the beautiful Princess Tamina.
When King Sharaman dies under mysterious circumstances shortly after, and Dastan is accused of his murder, he flees with the princess on a harrowing mission to clear his name...
Coming from the house of Disney and produced by Bruckhiemer, i expected something along the line of POTC, with a little bit of Raiders thrown in. What i got was just another Video game movie which was nothing above average at best.
Kingsley is in high camp mode here just like he was in a sound of thunder, and adds nothing to the film while Gyllenhall, although looking pretty and buff, spends the entirety flicking his hair and putting in his most wooden performance. Arterton wanders in from Clash of the Titans and carries on her performance from there.
The effects are okay, but it stinks of the mummy returns in some sequences. Molina is easily the best thing in this, providing the best lines and carrying the film whenever he is in it, but his role is nothing more than an extended cameo.
Action scenes are repetitive and have a deja vu feeling about them (especially as every on feels like the basket chase from raiders), and the ending has been stolen from the Nicolas Cage classic 'Next'.
I wasn't expected much from this, and i got less than that.
Easily the most disappointing summer release so far in the UK.