Prince of Persia: Well Above Average Video Game Movie

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2010)

I went in with kind of low expectations for this movie (since it is based off of a video game). It well surpassed those expectations too. I wouldn't scoff if someone said this was the best video adaptation to date. In my opinion, though, it isn't because I'm a sucker for the Resident Evil films. I think this is the best besides the first and third RE movies. The scenery in the movie is awesome. I've never played a Prince of Persia game, but by the way it looks it reminds me of Assassin's Creed. The film also has good performances by Jake Gyllenhaal (a newly found Persian actor) and Gemma Arterton. But Alfred Molina, in my opinion, gave the best performance. Though for some reason, this still isn't the breakout video game movie we've been waiting for. It doesn't have that "it" factor. While it isn't quite the best video game adaptation, it certainly is very, very far from the worst. I give this movie 8/10.