More like: "Prince of Persia: Waste of Time!"

Rating: 3/10 (6 December 2010)

"Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" was a terrible movie -- and I am usually a fan of Disney movies and was even familiar with the Prince of Persia game franchise.
It was clear early on that this movie was just a mindless action flick - and a baaaad one at that! The dialogue consisted of either cheesy one-liners, or detailed but very fast-paced plot points (Why are they attacking that beautiful, peaceful city again?!) - neither ploys generated real interest to viewers. Each scene moved right into a choppy action sequence & clunky aerobic stunts by Gyllenhaal.
Jake Gyllenhaal could not hold his own as the lead role in this action movie. Could he be any less Persian-looking? Why the horrible English accent? Why so many cheesy, one-liners? His goofy face just didn't fit a serious action hero role. The fight scenes were so contrived, manipulated, edited & chopped up, that they lost any momentum or power. They also lacked continuity.
I gave this movie a shot because I wanted to see what Gyllenhaal could do in this lead action role. I was disappointed and almost embarrassed for him! Certainly that Disney Standard was just not there. The only positives I could find were in the elaborate costumes, city sets & effects -- and even those seemed too contrived in some parts. Ehh. SKIP IT!