So I got to see this one on Saturday, I didn’t know anything about the games really other than he had a knife that could set back time. Oh and that it took place in Persia. lol duh. So anyways, I really enjoyed it! I thought it was a fun movie. Lots of action, great actors, good music, fast paced plot. It reminded me of the first time I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean. I liked it that much.
They got a great actor for the role of Dastan. Just browsing through and looking at pictures from the game, he fits the role well. I don’t think there was any character that was cast poorly. You hated the bad guy and you loved the good guy and all were very well portrayed.
The story, which I won’t spoil too much, was fast paced and they built up the characters pretty well. The princess turns out to be a little more than what she initially appears to be. There WAS a cheesy romance running in the movie, but it was kept short and sweet. Sometimes though it’d make me facepalm. For example, yes the only spoiler I will release, when the bad guy is trying to unleash the Sands of Time, Dastan stops for a whole two minutes to stare at the prince and give her a kiss. Ok sure it’s good to kiss her and all but couldn’t you do that AFTER you save the world? I mean the bad guy is just about to unleash the sand by plunging your dagger into the rock that holds it back. Why not go knock him off the cliff then come and kiss your woman? XD I just found that a real eye roller. There were other small things but that was the biggest one. haha
Music in this movie was really good. By Harry Gregson-Williams, and it’s kind of like a mix between Sinbad and Narnia. I found the theme stronger than Narnia and more enjoyable to be honest.
The movie ended well, I don’t think there will be a sequel because it closed. They didn’t really leave it open for one. Which I DO hope they don’t make one because it’s going to turn out like Pirates. Which, ok I did enjoy the sequels to those movies, but they weren’t as good as the first. And now they’re going for a fourth which makes me cringe a bit. The third wrapped it up nicely. Ah well, I just hope they don’t totally kill it with this movie.
Anyways back to my review, Prince of Persia is a good movie! Go see it! I would suggest the big screen just for the action parts and visuals, like when they pan out across the cities or when the sand is whipping around, it’s kinda cool to get the full effect on the big screen. This is one I’ll probably buy when it hits dvd. And that’s my thoughts on it. 
I don’t think I couldn’t have said it any better. All that you have mentioned are my thoughts exactly on how I felt about this movie. Granted that I played the game but I only played the first part and I didn’t complete all of it yet cause I’m going to get the original game as my copy was lost eons ago. That being said the actions were exactly like the game. But me and my friends had a little laugh in part of the movie where Dastan used the dagger for the first time to rewind back in time. And I know that by playing the video game I told my friend on the spot “Watch he’ll probably rewind 3 times in a row.” and we all LoL when he did for the 2nd time and we hoped for the 3rd but didn’t get it. XD
It looked rather cheesy to me by the trailer… good to know it had its strong points, too.
I LOVE PRINCE OF PERSIA!!!!
I loved this movie! I saw it with a friend and we were both on the edges of our seats by the end. The plot was great, it was fast-paced and exciting, every scene was done well. And I have to agree with you on the scene where the bad guy is about to release the sands, and he stops to kiss his girl. *face palm* Lol, but overall a great movie!
I personally thought this film was very good, Its easy to consider these kinds of movies will be rubbish as other game to film ideas have been disasters. I gave this a try mainly because of Ben Kingsley. I’m glad I did. The dialogue is fairly flat but the characters are good the acting is pretty good Ben is outstanding as per usual. And persia and its surroundings look excellent. It also comes with a good plot! Well worth a watch! 7/10