From the desert that is TVBF arises our latest review from Julie Hetfield, who took a peak at Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Age Certification: 12A Director: Mike Newell Writers: Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro Actors: Jake Gyllenhall, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley Release Information: 5/9/2010, English Plot Summary: We follow Destan as he fights for the Persian empire, after an attack on a holy city. He gets involved with a beautiful princess and the two of them set out on a magnificent journey, while they uncover conspiracies and treachery, as they seek out the mysterious sands of time and its mysterious power. Suddenly, Destan find himself in a fight that concerns the preservation of civilisation itself. Review Acting: 6/10 Jake Gyllenhall makes for a believable prince, he does snappy and cocky remarks with grace. Nothing to really fault him for, he lives up to par. The reason the score is as low as a 6 is because the supporting actress, who plays the princess Tammy is sloppy at times, and makes some scenes more cheesy than believable. She has a pretty face, but it doesn't seem as if Mike Newell picked her for this role for any other reason. She is awful and definetly not good enough to match Jake. The villain Nazir, played by Ben Kingsley, does a good job as well, resulting, all things considered, in a score of 6/10. Writing: 5/10 I do feel the director tried to put too much into this movie, meaning it didnt have to be 2 hours long. One characther in particular is sloppily introduced, with a very cheap backstory. It twists and turns too much, as if it doesn't believe pure adventure will keep the viewer interested. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time shows lack of confidence in itself, since, as most people know, Prince of Persia is supposed to be a great adventure. But by adding too many twists, it seems as if the director didn't think it was enough. What really makes this movie nothing more than mediocre at best is the hilariously bad ending twist, which really makes you think the two hours of movie you just watched were pointless. However, interesting characthers are introduced along the way, and mild humour that isn't forced. Consequently, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time achieves 5/10 in writing. Sound/Music: 8/10 They have nailed this portion of the movie, with Eastern tunes to add to the mysteriousness the movie brings very well fitting the scenes. While watching, the music is hardly noticable, which is a success because you don't feel like anything is missing. However, that also means it wasn't anything spectacular. There aren't any scenes where you can point out that the music was used particularly well. In addition to that, there aren't any iconic pieces, like for example Hans Zimmer's "Time" from Inception. Yes, you still remember that song. Music: 8/10 Visuals: 8/10 They have mananged to create a believable old time Persia. With buildings, nature and backgrounds that make you feel immersed. Additional praise to the costume design for making the characthers' clothes suit the time and place of events. The final scene is beautifully animated, and really the highlight in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time's visuals. 8/10 "Feels": 3/10 The movie didnt make me feel anything special, its just something to watch. With mediocre acting, and sloppily introduced characthers, you really don't connect with any of them. The characthers that end up dying, die without much investment whatsoever, resulting in an easy accepting of their passing. When the movie is done and over with, the only question that remains is why in the world did it end like this? The reason Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time still receives 3/10 is that Jake Gyllenhall's Destan has so much screentime. It's impossible to not, in some way, connect with him. His acting was also outstanding among the cast. Personal Experiences: For me, this is a good movie to watch. Since it doesent require much thinking, it's a good way to pass time. Just get lost in old time Persia. The adventure feeling arrives and you forget about bad acting and poor screenplay. Instead, you enjoy what's being shown. But when a movie is over, and I question why I sat through all of it, only to have it end particularly poorly, it ruins all feelings I experienced troughout. When [MAJOR PLOT SPOILER] everything that happened technically didn't happen. However, up until the ending, I had a good time, e.g. making snakes on a plane jokes while a snake attack occured in the movie. Prince of Persia takes you on an adventure that the 10-year-old inside you loves. Would I recommend it? I do recommend Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, if you are looking for something light to watch. It doesent require a lot of thinking, just enjoy the adventure. Any Jake Gyllenhall fans will appreciate this too, it's sort of uncustomary for him, so it's fun to see him swordfighting and bring his inner child. |
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