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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010
Romance, Fantasy
1h 56m
When an evil nobleman threatens to enslave the world by obtaining the Sands of Time -- a mystical hourglass that gives him control over the flow of time -- Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) and spunky Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) must join forces to stop the madman. Mike Newell directs this sweeping live-action adventure based on the popular video game.
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010
Romance, Fantasy
1h 56m
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Rated 20 May 2010
40
19th
The plot goes back and forth between the perfunctory and the absolutely ridiculous. Gyllenhaal (seeming not entirely comfortable in the role) and Arterton (pouting) have precisely zero chemistry. The action is unimpressive. I thought the film was unfunny and, even worse, no fun.
Rated 29 May 2010
35
24th
Alfred Molina as the comic relief, and the decent action scenes were the only redeeming qualities of this film. Gylenhaal and Arterton had absolutely no chemistry, and the romance in general was just bathetic and pathetic. Also being Persian and seeing that sometimes you would hear Arabic in the background, and NOT Persian was bafflingly engrossing. Still, having so much to hate this film for, it is still one of the best video game adaptations to date, if that means anything, at all.
Rated 30 May 2010
5
43rd
Decent popcorn flick that passes the time. Gyllenhaal and Artertnon had forced chemistry but as far as main players were concerned, Arterton was the weakest cast member. Highly predictable but there is some fun to be had even if it tries a bit too hard to be like 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. Impressive sand sliding and roof top scenes take this up a few levels to be enjoyable.
Rated 24 May 2010
65
40th
HELLO IT'S SUMMERRRRRR. OK, so it's silly and loud but frankly, all I wanted was a silly loud film so I'm satisfied. Jake's accent is pretty good, Arterton is very pretty and does what acting is allowed in these films. It wasn't spoiled too much by having the reels in the wrong order either. Also, kudos to Alfred Molina as the comic relief.
Rated 11 Jun 2010
56
37th
Enjoyable enough as a Cheap Ticket Tuesday summer movie. The opening is incredibly rushed (so is the ending, for that matter) which makes it difficult to care much for the characters. But the actors do their best with what little material there is. The middle section, where Gyllenhaal and Arterton are alone in the desert, is where most of the fun is had -- supplied largely by Alfred Molina, but also their royal bickering. The action is largely ruined by poor editing choices. Oh well.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
55
13th
Gyllenhaal gives a charisma-free performance which only serves to show how lucky PotC was to have someone like Depp as the star. When combined with with Arterton's recycled 'every haughty princess ever' and a bad guy twist you'll guess in the first 5 minutes you're left with a movie that looks nice but is ultimately hollow. The movie really lacks any real heart, it comes off as a by-the-numbers attempt to create a franchise, PotC style, but doesn't have that movie's wit or sense of fun.
Rated 01 Jun 2010
40
24th
Any high adventure blockbuster without a threatening level of stupidity and decent flow is ok to go for me if I'm in that particular mood. This reminded me of Mummy, while that has better pacing, chemistry between the cast, they are very similar. I wish they give the actors some room to breathe in, there is nothing Kingsley can do with the bad guy makeup and stale character. Maybe this series will have more entertainment value as it goes along.
Rated 21 Sep 2015
45
38th
Most decent crap I have seen in a while.
Rated 02 Jun 2010
75
52nd
having played the video games prior i knew the deal, but WTF i thought this was going to be a whole bunch of time reversing awesomeness, instead he uses the dagger like twice, i am not happy with that. still, this movie has some decent action and whoever was doubling for gyllenhaal for that parkour stuff did a great job--and probably had more screen time that jake himself. i still can't ignore the english accents for everyone--so we're american? did they think we wouldn't notice?
Rated 02 Sep 2010
82
77th
Evidently everyone in Persia (Iran) used to have English accents. That is until Jake Gyllenhaal taught them to speak Scottish. That's what I learned from this movie. Thanks movie.
Rated 18 Sep 2010
61
40th
I know it's not very good, and yet I can't rate it too lowly. It's just a bit of harmless Disney-style entertainment without too many pretentions. The stunts that were lifted from the game were decent (despite obtrusive editing) and the whole thing looked nice at least. Yes, the acting was weak, the story laughable and the ending anticlimactic, and yet... and yet... I really can't hate it, even though I should. I'm getting weak.
Rated 10 Mar 2014
60
27th
It's very bland and predictable, but it isn't a totally waste. It is a passable popcorn movie.
Rated 19 May 2010
75
65th
Enjoyable the same way as PotC, just with a different cast and sand instead of water. Loved to see Gyllenhaal in the lead in such a big action flick as I love the man, and his accent is not a problem. Also Arterton is for once not awful and the rest of the supporting cast is good. Really predictable, and the exposition is horribly forced, but what do you expect. Set it aside the dreadful Clash of the Titans and it's hard to hate this. Easily the best video game adaptation movie out there.
Rated 23 May 2010
69
50th
Gyllenhaal's acting and accent is completely forced, Arterton is awful and the plotline is really predictable. But still, the action is impressive and it has enough fun, adventure and excitement to keep one occupied. Very similiar to and reminds me of POTC. The best video game adaptation thus far.
Rated 06 Sep 2010
75
44th
Saying this is the best video game movies is faint praise, but even so I quite enjoyed it. It's cliched and misses some opportunities but it's fun, coherent and well made.
Rated 18 Jun 2016
79
59th
very fun to watch, but lacks any kind of depth
Rated 25 Sep 2010
58
23rd
Looks neat. Unfortunately there is no coherent plot or actors that give a crap.
Rated 02 Jan 2017
55
25th
Holy accents Batman!
Rated 23 Nov 2010
70
42nd
REVIEW TO DO
Rated 24 May 2010
73
28th
Breathtaking... ly ridiculous. It's so over-the-top and nonsensical, but I didn't really mind that aspect. I think they got the casting dead wrong here, it would have been cooler with known actors playing the royalty and an unknown as the rogue. Jake did not convince for a second that he was Persian... or anything else except a cartoon. Action scenes were ok. Nothing memorable. Dialogue really bad. Didn't like the comic relief. Certainly no classic, but entertaining enough for a one-time watch.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
65
33rd
Gyllenhaal and Aterton have no chemistry on screen, the editing is poor, and the script is bad. Still, it's better than any video game movie I've seen and Molina provides some good comic relief. Popcorn flick.
Rated 23 Jul 2013
41
30th
A bit dim-witted and a good twenty minutes to a half hour too long, but as a harmless popcorn flick it's acceptable. Molina and Kingsley provide the only real moments of any quality, the action is basic but well enough thought out, Arterton is talentless but easy on the eye and Gyllanhaal is a bit flat but just about has enough presence to lead the film. Watchable.
Rated 16 Aug 2010
70
77th
Does a nice job of capturing the look and feel of the video games on which it's based. Although the sword fighting was poorly choreographed and the filming didn't show what was going on, the chase sequences were fantastic. Better than the Mummy, better than Pirates of the Caribbean, and better than Avatar. However for those who didn't play the games first, I can understand if they don't get as much out of this film.
Rated 30 Jun 2010
62
35th
Definitely one of the more enjoyable blockbusters of recent times. To be honest, I don't think Gemma Arterton is a very good actress (although she is stunningly hot) but this is one of her better roles, and the rest of the cast are good to watch, especially Toby Kebbell who as usual fills his role very well. The action sequences are good and there is plenty of light hearted comedy to be had. Can't really complain...
Rated 27 Dec 2010
28
9th
I always feel drained after watching those Hollywood blockbusters. There is nothing worthwhile in this film. Unless you enjoy films like third Mummy sequel don't waste your time. There are better films out there that don't require any mind-work.
Rated 05 Jun 2010
60
23rd
I expected this to be awful, especially since I'm not a fan of the games. Jake did a good job, even though I think the casting was wrong. Everyone else mostly did a good enough job. The visuals were pretty awesome though, I especially liked watching time go back. The action scenes were entertaining. As someone said, pure popcorn flick, but I enjoyed my watch and I'll never watch it again.
Rated 02 Sep 2011
48
23rd
I didn't realize the Black Riders from The Lord of the Rings did other movies. I should probably write them into mine as well. Also, since they can only go back in time 1 minute I thought it would be funny if because of shock his brother waited about 65 seconds to hit the button so he would still have been dead.
Rated 26 Jan 2013
74
38th
This movie was too long. That was the biggest flaw with it. I thought the effects were really cool, especially the dagger's powers. I also thought that the assassins were cool with their killer snakes and throwing blades. Even Jake Gyllenhaal surprised me and came off being pretty Persian which I was dubious about. Gemma Arterton was also a very beautiful princess with a lot of 'tude. With all that combined though, the great length of this movie spoiled it for me and I grew bored. A shame.
Rated 24 Dec 2013
60
36th
Oh well... Worth a watch. Could have been better, but could have been worse too, I guess.
Rated 31 Dec 2012
2
46th
Disappointing action-er. A shame they used a western score rather than the excellent world/fusion game soundtrack. Whitewashed and lacking character -Mummy of the Caribbean.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
10
9th
"Disney-Bruckheimer digital pulp with no instincts for derring-do or beefcake inspection." - Bill Weber
Rated 31 Dec 2012
76
44th
I'm bucking the trend. Forget the video game or you'll be disappointed. However, with no previous knowledge this instantly carried the Disney hallmark - in a good way. It's not a deliberate pastiche and is enjoyable but it's a composite. Sets via Indiana Jones, Parcours from Casino Royale, desert scenes a la Star Wars, Arrows/knives by Robin Hood and a smattering of Pirate of the Caribbean. Not bad for its genre - far from the worst in class. Worth watching
Rated 02 May 2011
50
23rd
It's not awful. The plot is ridiculous, which wouldn't be an awful thing if the crux of the movie didn't make it so any dire situation could be taken back with the push of a button. The action scenes can be cool, but are too often laced with a bunch of lame free running stuff. As a video game adaptation it's good, but there aren't many other ones that aren't blatantly awful. Ending is pretty terrible and leaves a bad taste in what is by all accounts a mediocre movie.
Rated 12 Feb 2015
80
53rd
The action is decent, the style is good, overall a pretty generic action film based off a video game.
Rated 12 Mar 2011
55
42nd
Pretty much what you could/should expect from the Bruckheimer/Disney-label it wears; Decent fantasy rump with great visual effect and so very little else (except for the most Caucasian-looking Persians I've ever seen)
Rated 13 Jan 2014
45
19th
Dull Disney multiplex fodder
Rated 10 Jul 2012
90
46th
Although widely criticized, I actually found the film to be very entertaining. Not a great work, but certainly enjoyable.
Rated 26 May 2010
50
39th
For a film about a game based on acrobatics, the filming of such scenes was very poor. The camera seemed to be going at a different pace to the action, and the CGI team were forced to do their best to cover this up with highly convenient motion blur. Acting wise it was fairly average, with Gyllenhaal delivering not his best nor his worst performance and Arterton...well, Arterton yelled "Dastan!" a lot. It has it's moments of sweeping action and it certainly has comedic value, but it isn't great.
Rated 26 Sep 2012
60
31st
PoP,SoT proves that just because a film is poorly cast, has a terrible story / script and lousy acting, it can still be good "popcorn fun". What Kingsley, Molina and Gyllenhaal were doing in this film heaven only knows; they make a mockery of the word "Persia" in the title. At times, Jake is looking at Gemma, almost mouthing her lines for her, like some on-screen prompter, as he waits for her to deliver another bit of much needed exposition, in order to make any sense of this. But hey, it's fun!
Rated 29 Aug 2010
65
30th
It was like watching the similar movie "the Mummy". What shameful acting and an even more horrible script. The special effects and the fact that it's based on such a legendary game keep this movie alive and watchable.
Rated 19 May 2010
80
69th
20-5-2010 would have loved to see some true Persian ladies with those beautiful eyes in this movie, the european/american casting did hurt this movie. I've enjoyed it nontheless.
Rated 20 Feb 2011
30
17th
Good if you're hung-over, probably because it's incredible retarded.
Rated 24 Jul 2010
25
2nd
A very poorly written film, especially in terms of the character interplay which can only be described as "corny." Jake Gyllenhaal will go down as one of the biggest miscasts of 2010 as his undeniably American look combined with his unnatural accent stick out like a sore thumb amidst his Persian companions.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
35
13th
It doesn't offer much in the way of substance, but Prince of Persia is a suitably entertaining swashbuckler -- and a substantial improvement over most video game adaptations.
Rated 30 May 2010
40
15th
Pure popcorn flick. A mildly entertaining but thoroughly generic, superficial, and tepid videogame adaptation, which is to be expected really.
Rated 01 Jun 2010
4
43rd
While it falls short of the pinnacle of being good, it's basically competent, with pacing, structure, and production values that actually resemble a real movie. This pretty much by default makes it the best video game adaptation ever made. Jake Gyllenhaal is relatively charmless in the leading role - Dastan is sure as fuck no Jack Sparrow - but hey, it's still better than Clash of the Titans.
Rated 01 Jun 2010
88
91st
Jake Gyllenhaal is totaly HOT, btw movie was great!
Rated 03 Jul 2010
50
9th
I enjoyed it as a throw away action movie. It's a shame Disney now owns the rights to make Prince of Persia movies, because I believe the games are strong enough to spawn a proper saga.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
40
27th
This film has good production, good technical qualities. But this is not enough to insure a good movie, in the middle for the end, was extremely sleepy.
Rated 19 Jul 2012
37
44th
Some funny scenes and some action-sequences that work, but not a good script or lead. *Preview*: #12#, re-2*, popcorn, Gemma.A/7, rewatch(2), R3 }*{ #10#, popcorn, hype, story, (cast).
Rated 29 Jan 2012
50
28th
It's a pity Gemma Arterton was so wasted, though she does her best to make the most of the character, doing an interesting princess. Kingsley just make a correct character, good but obviously wasted. The rest well, an entertaining movie, a bit overloaded in the aesthetic aspect and having a CG far from top quality, not really a bad idea for story but not done in an specially new way, and having some interesting winks to the game. It's better than some other adventure movies, but not memorable.
Rated 13 May 2015
73
29th
I don't remember this movie, but I remember seeing it and thinking it was decent
Rated 10 Oct 2010
75
77th
Nice atmosphere, decent soundtrack. Chasing scenes are entertaining and reminds the game a lot. Fighting scenes could be better as it is a bit hard to follow who is lunging when, who is dodging how, it just feels like random sword clashings but nice movie on overall nonetheless. Suprised to see it got such low scores from majority. I am not bothered by the predictability of the plot or I don't agree with those who criticize the lack of chemistry between Dastan and Tamina.
Rated 09 Jan 2011
75
44th
Haven't played any of the Prince of Persia games. Maybe that's why I liked this movie...
Rated 09 Feb 2011
36
4th
Left the movie after being halfway through it. Boring as hell.
Rated 09 Nov 2014
65
17th
Ostrich races were fun. The rest of the movie, not so much.
Rated 21 May 2010
75
76th
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Rated 26 May 2010
69
77th
ger; [Prince of Persia - Der Sand der Zeit]; ein kind wird durch einen glücklichen zwischenfall zum prinzen, als selbiger muss er einen dolch und eine mystische sanduhr vor dem einfluss des königsmörders schützen.;
Rated 06 Jun 2010
23
14th
So fucking bad.
Rated 16 Aug 2011
65
33rd
Never thought that Jake is a good action hero, but he did moderately well. The same cannot be said about the almost rediculous post-climax storyline, even dismissing the 'myth' setting.
Rated 17 May 2010
40
25th
Not nearly campy enough, although some nice unintentionally funny bits. Very, very video game-ish. And what is up with Gyllenhaal's poor British accent?
Rated 05 Jun 2010
55
52nd
decent action, nice effects, story not the best, but what do you expect from a game adaptation
Rated 24 Jun 2010
90
90th
great one!
Rated 10 Dec 2010
50
3rd
Predictable and dull. (I confess that I only watched half of it)
Rated 30 Dec 2010
78
54th
As someone who has never played the videogame, I wasn't disappointed in the film for maybe not living up to its source material, rather I was bored by the so-so action and the lameness of the "fantasy adventure."
Rated 30 Aug 2011
78
64th
Beautifully shot and composited film, with interesting and entertaining twists, and nice acting by both lead actors.
Rated 26 May 2012
65
38th
Had some cool effects with his dagger and parkour scene at the start was cool.
Rated 20 Nov 2010
83
78th
83
Rated 29 May 2010
50
5th
Terrible plot. A lot of great special effects, and sometimes great shootings, but the story is predictable and lame.
Rated 03 Sep 2010
75
73rd
Very cool, though many of the tricks were more cameraplay than real stunts. I love the plot and characters though and the twist is better then I'd feared. overall, it's pretty good for a game movie.
Rated 06 Nov 2010
38
54th
Not bad Parkour, but as always there was a lot of illogical action in the fights.
Rated 24 Feb 2011
85
40th
Gylenhaal looks like the prince we had been playing on our PC's. This movie offers a lot of fun. I think it is a must-watch fantasy/action movie of 2010.
Rated 27 Apr 2011
57
16th
Prince of Persia fails to live up to the great legacy of the video games
Rated 09 Jun 2010
25
8th
I laughed way too much at the pathetic lines like "YOU PUSHED THE BUTTON!" or when the brother (SPOILER) dies the second he says his last words (cliché?). Anyways, it's not cliche the cool way like in "Run you fools"-LOTR-style, it's on the verge of being good-because-its-so-bad.... which is the worst. Anyway, she is quite charming, very beautiful and demands full attention. The CGI ranks from abysmal to very nice indeed, especially the knife-fighting scene was impressive. But waste of money.
Rated 19 Jun 2010
53
48th
Action adventure tale set in 6th century Persia about a prince who joins forces with a rival princess to keep the magical Sands of Time from falling into the hands of a nefarious nobleman. for a while, the movie's a fun throwback to the sword-and-sandal B-pictures I loved as a kid... finally [it] just grinds you down with its sheer dull busy-ness.
Rated 01 Mar 2012
20
2nd
Boring and uninspired. I noticed a strange disconnect between cuts in scenes, as if there was no physical link between two cuts.
Rated 09 Mar 2014
70
25th
Great actor, terrible movie/script
Rated 14 Apr 2014
70
72nd
Well, they couldn't, as you now know. And it apparently didn't matter much to them that half the Persia games so far are rated M. Because a lot of the game violence that pushed them into the "mature" category also makes its way onto the movie screen, Persia pushes the PG-13 rating pretty hard with heavy doses of sword-swinging, neck-slashing, bloody knife-to-the-chest violence. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 18 Jul 2010
0
12th
Arabian Night-ly video game of computerized desertscapes, an all-over rosy glow, a magic dagger than can turn back time, a pretentious and presumptuous plot parallel to the present-day search for nonexistent WMDs in Iraq, and a British-accented Jake Gyllenhaal to fit in with Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, and Gemma Arterton, not to mention director Mike Newell. The major struggle, overpowering that for the prized dagger, is the viewer's versus the sandman.
Rated 05 Oct 2010
70
42nd
Not too bad. A step in the right direction for shitty movies.
Rated 08 Dec 2010
63
29th
Classic example of an entertaining big budget film with little to no substance. At the very least, the movie feels somewhat like Prince of Persia without the gameplay. Which, for the record, was the best thing about the franchise. The story and ending is too predictable for it's own good, as in the execution in no way makes up for it. Jake Gyllenhaal and Alfred Molina save the movie, though, making an otherwise soulless action film worth sitting through. Don't go in expecting substance, though.
Rated 21 Feb 2011
25
3rd
why is disney doing anything besides cartoons of mickey mouse and donald duck again?!?
Rated 29 May 2010
70
54th
Better than I thought it was going to be. As expected, the climax was the weakest part of the film though. Fairly engaging story but maybe that's because I'm starved for something with meat on it.
Rated 19 Jun 2011
60
33rd
Another disappointing game to movie crossover.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
65
45th
What the hell it's fun. It's certainly no worse than your average Hollywood blockbuster adventure movie. It's better than every other video game movie but let's be honest the bar was set so unbelievably low that anything filmed with mild competence would've done the job. This does one better, it's admittedly mindless but massive, fun and it Jake Gyllenhaal does quite well for the limited script.
Rated 10 Oct 2010
30
12th
In the first act the Persians invade and conquer a city on the rumor that there are weapon production facilities, yet none are found. Do you get the allegory yet? In case you didn't they hammer the point home over the first half. I'm pretty sure one character even uttered "Illegal war of choice" at one point. I could take offense at the clumsy and anachronistic allegory here, but really the movie was too inane and dull to even care.
Rated 03 Jan 2011
60
34th
It took me about a week and a half to finally watch the full movie. When I finally got to the end of the movie, I wondered how many people made the obvious joke about wishing they could rewind time to prevent themselves from watching this OK movie. Reading the other reviews, I can't find many. Good job, everyone. Also, they might as well ended this with "AND IT WAS ALL A DREAM."
Rated 04 Jun 2011
15
7th
"All about the empty spectacle, sound and fury building to multiple climaxes (without the pleasure)."
Rated 27 Jun 2012
90
20th
good movie
Rated 10 Jun 2010
70
28th
Jake Gyllenhaal aside, this is a fun, not horrible, flick. Nothing more than I was expecting, but not less. Gemma Arterton is not the most annoying female I've seen in an action movie. Not by a long shot. Bless her.
Rated 04 Aug 2010
55
25th
It's enjoyable and Gyllenhaal puts in an ok perfomance. However, the plot is predictable and boring. Till I saw this movie I never thought a video-game could have a better plot than a film.
Rated 31 Aug 2010
69
31st
A decent script and fine acting by the lead combined with a decent performing supporting cast and good fx makes an enjoyable watch.The pacing is fine and the script is sometimes witty enough for a giggle. And god damn!! gemma aterton is GORGEOUS!!
Rated 22 Sep 2010
62
34th
'Prince of Persia' would be silly fun if it weren't quite so silly. The plot feels more and more like it was made up as filming went along. Forget the performances---they are serviceable and don't matter---but the movie is gorgeous, and visually exciting. More like 'Prince of Parkour,' I would have enjoyed it more if the the story made any sense after the mystical dagger is introduced. Too bad. This really could have had franchise potential. I guess the domestic box office responded responsibly.
Rated 12 Sep 2012
65
86th
Too much fantasy, dynamic action, unreal psychology of characters (how could they have no questioning why he killed his king when he picked him from street?), too much computer effect. But nothing too offensive in movie to not enjoy it.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
50
28th
- worth experiencing :: unrealized potential
Rated 19 Aug 2010
64
34th
pleasure for eyes, not brain
Rated 28 Aug 2010
40
16th
I was expecting much more, so much more.
Rated 20 Oct 2011
20
1st
Slept during the film, never bothered to watch the rest.
Rated 28 Jul 2010
50
15th
It's like they reedited The Mummy. Genius shit.
Rated 27 Aug 2010
82
57th
Prince of Persia is a bit "Pirates of the Carribean" in the desert. The action is descent, Molina plays the funny part of the movie very good and the cgi effects are on a high level. Like Farzan already said, the chemistry between Prince and Princess is nearly not existent. Overall a good video game adaption, thats is, compared to other movies really entertaining.

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