A lot of people missed out on a great flick.

Rating: 9/10 (23 July 2010)

The trailer for this movie had me thinking "Lot's of CGI & no story" but the reverse is true. The CGI is there but not intrusive and I really liked the story. I know I like a movie when I care about the characters. I liked the brothers, I liked the female lead, I liked the dad. Jake G (too lazy to spell it) was way better as an action hero than I would have expected. He plays the orphan prince who has no throne aspirations down to a tee. The movie begins and end with his performance and he pulled it off swimmingly. The chemistry between Jake and female lead was well played and believable. The love between the brothers was critical to the story and I liked it. I took my two boys (11 and 8) and they loved it. I had to explain some the time travel stuff, but otherwise they followed along just fine.
I didn't go see this when it first came out because the trailer made it look like a poor mans cross between "The Mummy" and "Indiana Jones". This was better than the "The Mummy" (which I liked). It's no "Raiders of the lost ark", but it was worth the $2.50 I paid at the door.
I hope it made money and there is a sequel with the main actors all reprising. I'd take my boys when it's $7.50 (although I'm sure I'd be disappointed...rarely do sequels measure up).
9/10