" A life can sometimes be measured by grains of sand, but can never be equaled "

Rating: 8/10 (27 September 2010)

From the enthralling and imaginative mind of the Persian story-tellers comes this incredible Arabian tale of the " Prince of Persia, The sands of Time. " Directed by Mike Newell, who followed the writer Boaz Yakin script, this is a magical legend which tells of Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) a common youth, plucked from the very streets of Persia and adopted into the royal family, due to his remarkable courage and adventurous spirit. Raised next to his royal brothers, he is bonded to the Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) who's remarkable beauty has become legendary. His scheming uncle Nizam (Ben Kingsley) is but one of his many teachers. Another is the friendly enough, but highly unpredictable scoundrel and desert Arab Sheik (wonderfully played by Alfred Molina). Together they each have much to learn as they invade a fabulous, mountainous city to search for a magical knife who's powers can make one the Ruler of the Earth. With many of the same elements taken from a dozen movies, like 'Pirates, Simbad the Sailor and of course Jumanji' this movie is exciting, dramatic and filled with magical CGI wonders. Despite being hampered with romantic almost-sequences, it makes up for it with incredible displays of physical confrontations and cinematic landscapes. All in all, a wonderful escape film made for any audience seeking full screen entertainment ****