OK popcorn movie

Rating: 6/10 (23 April 2011)

Good action with some nice art direction is what you get with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The acting is adequate for this type of popcorn movie and the story is old and been done many times before so don't expect any surprises.
The stories main hero Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an orphan who is adopted by the King of Persia, he along with his brothers are fooled into attacking the holy city of Alamut (a real place in Iran) by his uncle Nizam(Ben Kingsley) who desires a magical dagger that can turn back time. The dagger is suppose to protected by a guardian of the artifact Tamina(Gemma Arterton) who also becomes the love interest of Dastan. Nizam murders the king and frames Dastan for it who escapes with Tamina. Dastan has to clear his name and learns about the dagger its history and his uncles treachery. OK so I know this sounds like a million other action adventure flicks and with just adequate acting this movie comes off a little light a popcorn movie that is forgettable. Nothing about this movie is memorable it's not irritating just nothing special.
Grade C-