Good movie with good action

Rating: 8/10 (30 May 2010)

This is a good movie. You have to see it all and know about the game to better understand the movie but still good. I knew about the game and the idea behind it prior to watching the movie however my wife did not and she still enjoyed it. The acting is not top notch. Ben Kingsley is a fine actor but he doesn't do many movies and often the lesser known movies but he does nicely here. I know critics were not happy with the choice of Jake as he is not Persian but he does fine. Gemma Arterton is supposed to be some drop dead gorgeous woman well I've never felt this way but for once she lives up to the title. The action scenes are fast and maybe too fast. I've notice in recent years that action scenes are all going the same route: make the action so fast that it's blurry at times and hard to follow whose who. Good fight scenes and acrobatics through out. I would recommend watching the movie.