Movie Reviews  |  PG-13  |  View Trailer  |  May 28, 2010

I honestly do not even know where to begin my review of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" so Instead of being a review this is most likely going to turn into a rant. This movie was so forgettable as I was driving home from the theater I almost forgot I was even coming back from a movie.

This movie itself is based off a popular video game so my assumption is that they are trying to target the audience that is a fan of it. The game came out like 10 years ago so my bet is that the people who remember the game are now most likely in their 20's. The problem is that this film will probably only appeal to about 12-14 year old kids. 

If you've seen one Jerry Bruckheimer film you have seen them all. Working for Bruckheimer must really suck. Why is it that he puts his name on every film larger than the title of the movie? The guy has got to be the most smug producer in Hollywood. Every single project he is involved in is the same. I don't know how anyone ever directs anything for this man.

Bruckheimer's films always seem to follow this formula: Take an epic story, show the audience a world they are unfamiliar with, don't spend hardly any time with character development, race through the story at an incredible pace so the audience can't think about how much it blows, add a lot of really loud and fast paced music, end on a happy note but leave room for a sequel. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is no different. If you've seen the trailer, you've basically already seen the whole movie. It is what it is.

While I am on this rant, why does Jake Gyllenhaal's character have an English accent when nobody, not even Sir Ben Kingsley who lives in the UK does! You were supposed to be Persian! This movie is essentially Parkour pornography at its finest. There really is nothing new or worth paying to see in this film. If for some reason you want to see this movie my suggestion would be to rent it on Redbox for $1 because it's almost worth that.