Not gold, but definitely silver

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2010)

It is certainly not the best movie based on a video game but it is amongst them. Prince of Persia brings us an interesting story, somewhat similar to that of the game but adapted for the silver screen. Adding more characters, such as the two brothers of Dastan(our prince) and much more background story regarding these given characters was only a necessary sacrifice. I am a great fan of the video game and i must say, i quite enjoyed this.
The story follows Dastan and Tamina(the new and improved Farrah) in a journey to stop Dastan's uncle(Perhaps the Vizier?) from destroying the world by unleashing the sands of time with a magical dagger. Although the story is not spectacular in any way, the screenplay is written with wits and unexpected(sometimes) situations. Time traveling and its consequences has been one of the screenwriter's most favorite topic and it has transformed into somewhat of a cliché but this movie makes no exaggeration.
The acting was not fabulous but it was not disappointing either. I believe Jake Gyllenhaal proved he is more than a mid-class actor and as for Ben Kingsley, i was gladly surprised he still had it in him.
Overall, the movie was a good fantasy-adventure film, with a bit of comedy and action as well. We have to give them credit, we don't see many of these every day. Give it a try, you might not be disappointing.
I give it a 9/10.