Tweetienator
A Hollywood blockbuster in the best tradition - exotic kingdoms, a hero with the right heart, a beautiful princess who can stab back with tongue and sword and lots of adventures and evil beings with black magic.I admit, Prince of Persia is like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton) a guilt pleasure for me: a mindless adventure and action story zillion times told before, but what we get on top are beautiful pictures, actors who have fun and a good shot or two of humor and slapstick spiced with battle scenes and duels and some unique ideas.Well, anyway, I watched this one like Hansel & Gretel more than just one or two times, and I don't know, both movies got Gemma, maybe that got some magical influence on me ;)
Mihai Toma
Dastan, the smallest prince of Persia, attacks with his brothers a city which holds a big mystery. While celebrating the victory, he's accused of murdering his father with a poisoned cape so he escapes with the city's princess, seeking justice. In his adventures with the mischievous princess, he will find out a dark secret about his family but also about the city he conquered which together could mean a radical change in history. His task will prove to be even harder because his enemies will throw their best weapons into the fight, hoping to keep him away from the truth and his destiny.It's a movie which interested me for a long time as I am a fan of the computer games series with the same name and I can say that I wasn't disappointed. It's interesting, full of combat as the games, with a good and entertaining plot which eventually leads to an exciting finale. What I don't like about it is the fact that it doesn't take itself seriously in too many scenes, leaving the impression of a parody and not a serious movie. I don't mind comedy in such a movie but if you exaggerate with it, you can influence it negatively. Also, although its story was overall good and enjoyable, it was a bit too simplistic in some ways, making me lust for something a bit different.As a whole, it's a movie which told a story I like in a pleasant way but which didn't manage to impress as much as it could have.
book-96014
I liked this movie very much, it fast-paced, fun and action packed. As a teenager, I was a big fan of the games and played them whole summer. It was nice to see moves from the game, such as when Dastan horizontally ran on walls. Humor was used in the right amount, the bandit who chose his career out of his adversity to government taxes was successful as comic relief. The bantering between Princess Tamina and Dastan was also engaging, without becoming banal. I agree that slow motion was used more than warranted. I found it less entertaining that the dagger kept on changing hands before it was finally claimed by Nazim. Those parts felt like the movie was just trying to fill in screen time. Another downside was that there was some unnecessary orientalism when Tamina was complaining how her beautiful city was invaded by "camel riding" Persians. Granted, Alamut is also an 'Eastern' looking city, however that makes her comments all the more bizarre since presumably her people too owns camels. I also wish they did not pick a blondish guy to personify the Persian King. (He looks more Viking than Persian, regardless of the amount of dark foundation on his face).
YourFamilyExpert
Though fairly violent by Disney standards, Prince of Persia is nonetheless an agreeable fantasy adventure, recommended for families with older children and teenagers. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, who also brought us the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Prince of Persia is not as good as the first film in that series, but superior to its sequels. It strikes a similar tone of comedy, romance, action, and supernatural fantasy, with Jake Gyllenhaal providing a dash of charm to go with his muscles and Gemma Arteron proving herself both lovely and graceful as a princess. Alfred Molina (Spiderman 2, Maverick, Raiders of the Lost Ark) is the best thing about the movie, stealing every scene he's in as an opportunistic sheik. Think Aladdin meets Indiana Jones and you'll get an idea of the movie's tone. The action scenes are fantastic, the sets and clothing are exquisite. The story is
a typically middle-of-the road summer movie story, but it never bores. As for potentially objectionable content, this film is roughly comparable to the first Pirates movie, so one can use that as a gauge.
AD
