"Prince of Persia" feels so lousy that it isn't even likable by visual means.

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 2014)

The worst turn in the talented young actor Jake Gyllenhaal's career is a summer movie so lousy, so ridiculous, and so horribly acted that even the eye-popping visuals seem withdrawn. The Arab-like setting in "Prince of Persia" is very stereotypical and hardly shows a historic culture fused with fantasy. We've all seen stories like this before. This is like the live-action 'Aladdin" with no heart and music. A young fugitive prince named Dastan (Gyllenhaal) and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time. Overboard on the fantasy? There have been legends like this in Persian history that make zero sense and are completely absurd. That shows you how foolish the filmmakers were in making this. "Prince of Persia" is your routine summer action film from a studio who produces some pretty big blockbusters. Mike Newell directs this with an overly-vibrant colors and sets that are so obviously CGI and look recycled from other films. Gyllenhaal needs to stay away from scum like this containing laughable dialogue and do more powerful dramas like he's best at. You live you learn there Jake. By the climax, we know how this film will play almost word for word taking out the fun from the action that barely comes and is barely exciting. Gee, I wonder if the protagonist is gonna make the huge jump in order to save the world? That's the question you'll have to ask yourself during the poorly edited and shot action sequences. You can see every farce coming miles away and there are no twists to add a sense of creativity. Behold a typical hero movie with a lame hero running through the streets of Morocco and jumping around everywhere for God knows why.