Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

“Defy the Future”

6.3

2010

1h 56m

AdventureFantasyAction

Director: Mike Newell

Overview

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

Trailer

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast

Prince Dastan

Jake Gyllenhaal

Prince Dastan

Tamina

Gemma Arterton

Tamina

Nizam

Ben Kingsley

Nizam

Sheik Amar

Alfred Molina

Sheik Amar

Seso

Steve Toussaint

Seso

Garsiv

Toby Kebbell

Garsiv

Tus

Richard Coyle

Tus

King Sharaman

Ronald Pickup

King Sharaman

Bis

Reece Ritchie

Bis

Hassansin Leader

Gísli Örn Garðarsson

Hassansin Leader

Hassansin Porcupine

Claudio Pacifico

Hassansin Porcupine

Hassansin Whip Man

Thomas DuPont

Hassansin Whip Man

Reviews

John Chard

Sands to the future. I guess ultimately it is what it is, a Disney backed video game adaptation of the blockbuster kind. In truth it works just fine and dandy as a family fantasy adventure, with swords and sandals - shields and sarongs, all in abundance. There's the mythical and the magical, the swish and the swash, the HD photography a treat for the eyes. The leads are pretty, likable and energetic, and even though it consistently reminds us that it is based on a video game (jumping and rolling, jumping and rolling), the choreography is niftily arranged and there's a lovely old fashioned feel to the story; which works in that wonderful Sinbadish way. Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, and if one was so inclined? One could deconstruct the faults of the production with the same clinical impact of that achieved by Ben Kingsley's (Sir) wallet when it hit the floor after this paycheck was deposited. It should be viewed in the spirit of how Alfred Molina plays his character, with tongue in cheek and a complete understanding of how to have a good time with popcorn fluff. Prince of Persia is forgettable come the end credits, but at least it was a fun date. And for that we are truly grateful. 7/10

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Gimly

It's very, very bad but I guess I was in just the right mood for it because I actually kind of enjoyed watching _Prince of Persia_. I can't pinpoint even a single good thing about it, whereas I can immediately conjure many of its failings, but I just remember having some fun. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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r96sk

Never played the video game, but I enjoyed this film suitably. It has flaws, though there's enough to like about <em>'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'</em>. I rate Jake Gyllenhaal as an actor, while I don't think he's perfect for this role I did enjoy his performance all in all. The special effects are neat, especially for the dagger. The support cast are satisfactory, Alfred Molina being the standout behind Gyllenhaal. The premise is a pretty fascinating one, but I don't feel there is enough there for a near 2hr production. It felt, a number of times, that the story was going round in circles and overextending itself in order to fill the run time, there are many times where 'A' runs from 'B', 'B' finds 'A' instantly, 'A' gets away. In many different guises, but it kept happening. Could've been far greater, but I still come away from viewing this fairly positively.

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