It's not that great...and here's why

Rating: 4/10 (8 June 2010)

I've never played the game so I have no idea if the movie holds true to the original Game content. I will say this: it's not that great. *SPOILER* For those of you who have seen it, think about this. Why did the uncle kill off his brother and frame his nephew? He was going back in time to do that anyway, so why do it in present time? By framing his nephew, he created conflict. No one would have went up against him prior to the kings death. He could have went about his business looking for the sands, simply asked for the dagger from his nephew in law (who didn't know about it and was unimpressed by it at first sight), and he could have gotten what he wanted. Movie would have been over in 15 minutes. There is no earthly reason why.
Another, this is a time piece (sloppy as it may be). So why is this princess willing to give up her life for a dagger but won't give up her beauty? She was traveling in the desert, (sometimes) by herself, and she was heading towards a place called the valley of the slaves. Cut throats and rapists aplenty there. Yet her hair was down (IN the desert) and she wore all white. If I were her, I'd cut my hair and make myself out to look as much like a poor boy as possible. She made herself out to be a target. Yet she'd do anything to protect the dagger and its secret.
In the end, such a piece of technology doesn't need to exist at all. Why does it exist? Why does it have people protecting it? If I knew about the dagger, I'd try to destroy it. Someone like that in the movie would have made the story a bit more digestible. It served no purpose. It was never to be used or discovered. Smash it against a rock. Save the world a whole heap of trouble. And how many main characters in this movie we actually Persian? Unless Hollywood thinks that tanning a white person and not letting them shave for a few days is suddenly Persian.
It's a pretty big disappointment honestly. From plot holes to racial inaccuracies, it's not worth the experience.