Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 28, 2010
7.2
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Generally favorable reviews based on 526 Ratings
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7
JudyT.May 31, 2010
Great popcorn fare. Doesn't take itself too seriously and the acting to good.
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BrianN.Jun 12, 2010
Despite the silly storyline and the fact that noone in this movie looks even remotely Persian, I would recommend Prince of Persia. Lots of action, and Sir Ben Kingsley. I hope the DVD release offers the extended scenes because there were a Despite the silly storyline and the fact that noone in this movie looks even remotely Persian, I would recommend Prince of Persia. Lots of action, and Sir Ben Kingsley. I hope the DVD release offers the extended scenes because there were a few suspicious cuts in this film.… Expand
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PatrickO.Jun 13, 2010
A fun entertaining movie. It gets a little slow in the middle, but comes through with a strong finish.
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Voodoo123Apr 8, 2019
+Fantastic cinematography
+Great visual effects
+Excellent cast deliver memorable performances +Great fight choreography / set pieces -Whitewashed cast! Where are the persians!! -Distractingly odd english accent from Gyllenhaal This film+Fantastic cinematography
+Great visual effects
+Excellent cast deliver memorable performances
+Great fight choreography / set pieces
-Whitewashed cast! Where are the persians!!
-Distractingly odd english accent from Gyllenhaal

This film really blew me away. I expected little and the film delivers oh so much. The budget is there on the screen with excellent action scenes, a rip-roaring soundtrack and an adventure plot that is easily on a par with George Lucas's Indiana Jones film series. Definitely worth a watch if you are a fan of the action adventure genre.… Expand
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loudrossMar 15, 2015
The best, an possibly the only good video game movie adaptation. It manages to make a coherent plot and characters that are worth caring about. The dialogue is poor in scenes but this is worth the watch.
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Razrback16Jan 23, 2021
What an excellent movie. I'm surprised it never received a sequel. Acting was good, the story was good, directing was good, the setting was fun. Just overall such an enjoyable movie.
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kyle20ellisMar 31, 2022
This film I see has had a mixed reception. I am inclined to think that while it is flawed it was an entertaining and above average film. As I've said, it is flawed, the film is rushed sometimes, I personally would have liked more room toThis film I see has had a mixed reception. I am inclined to think that while it is flawed it was an entertaining and above average film. As I've said, it is flawed, the film is rushed sometimes, I personally would have liked more room to breathe, the script does have its weaknesses, some of it could have been more witty and less wordy and banal though there are some funny moments, and while I don't think Gemma Arterton is a bad actress-she was brilliant in Tess of the D'Urbevilles her chemistry with Gyllanhaal is rather dull and her character was quite vapid.

However, the visuals, cinematography, costumes, special effects and sets are all excellent, as is the rousing music and exciting action sequences. The story has some nice nods to the games but is essentially a stand-alone which I didn't mind at all, and for me it was a not-too-predictable and fun story. The direction is serviceable enough, and the acting apart from Arterton is good and the characters if slightly unoriginal and under-developed fun. Jake Gyllanhaal is a handsome and likable lead, Ben Kingsley is excellent and Alfred Molina steals the show.

In conclusion, I thought it was entertaining albeit with flaws. 7/10 Bethany Cox… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 25, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie features plenty of action with lots of fast paced sword fights and so there's quite a bit of violence presence, I'd say at least moderate bodily violence. This movie features numerous impressive camera pans of very scenic locations presumably of Persia, with CGI also used at times to really bring the movie to life - I found this to be quite an engrossing movie, with the lights turned low etc. I found my eyes glued to the set. I thought that the story was pretty good in as much as I didn't struggle too much to follow it, although you do want to pay attention to keep track of whats going on as its (like already mentioned) quite fast paced but its pretty easy to follow at least the basics without having to keep track of tens of different characters, which can be the case with other movies. I liked the use of wide sweeping camera angles at times which made me as a viewer feel somehow more involved or more present in the action at times - along with some impressive ariel shots, I thought that was good.

The movie is fairly light hearted at times with one character who is pretty comedic, there are some tongue in cheek moments which worked quite well I think. The main storyline is quite serious and it contains serious themes, such as the importance of listening to your gut instinct but I don't think it necessarily takes itself entirely seriously either, which I think is good as I often find it hard to take such fantasy based movies entirely seriously myself.

I found the ending to be quite good, while some might feel its a bit of a con because of what ultimately happens, to me it brought home the main theme (as mentioned in previous paragraph) and worked pretty well - I hadn't really seen it coming, perhaps I might have thought it through but there's alot of action throughout the movie so I'd been concentrating on that rather than trying to second guess the ultimate outcome of the movie. Also I note that the movies total runtime is just under two hours long, which is shorter than some other similar movies of this genre (I'd classify this as a fantasy action movie) - it lasted long enough to keep my attention but didn't run on too long to become a fantastical bore, put it that way. Having said that, I'd say that if you really don't like the appeal of other fantasy movies, think along the lines of modern movies such as The Mummy, then this probably isn't for you.

I thought that Jake Gyllenhaal was a good choice of actor to play the main role of Dastan as he seems quite believable in that role, seeming very emotive as that character and Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina is equally emotive - the two of them interact quite well I suppose, at least I didn't feel the acting (by anyone in the cast) was cardboard. Other cast members of note include Ben Kingsley as the equivalent to the current king and Alfred Molina as a Sheik.

Its quite clear that they had a decent budget to spend on this movie with the use of CGI and the solid cast present but I'd say that it was money pretty well spent. If I was to criticise it, I'd say that there are some predictable elements within the storyline and that the main theme is perhaps a bit cheesy, though it didn't bother me too much.

This may not interest everyone but if it sounds like something you might enjoy then I'd gladly recommend it because I found it to be quite suspenseful and action packed, with no really boring, long drawn out scenes and the story was pretty easy to follow, which is a plus for this sort of (fantasy based) movie. I felt the cast was good and the only downside I could point out is there are one or two predictable elements and it could be seen as a little bit cheesy perhaps but none of that put me off. The only warning I'd give otherwise would be that it is a bit violent so not good viewing for younger children but it does carry a 12 rating anyway (I was slightly surprised it wasn't the higher 15 rating considering the amount of sword fights but most of the violence isn't too gratuitous I suppose) - otherwise I'm happy to recommend this movie.… Expand
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8
Kapli4kaSep 21, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Красивый фильм с хорошим экшеном, современными шутками в переосмысленными на то время и хорошие актеры. 8/10… Expand
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9
DreyzeeOct 8, 2020
Fun times. Definitely check it out, I know I will be rewatching it in the future.
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7
Darkspawn677Oct 2, 2021
This game needs to be more like God of war and when will prince fight the Egyptian gods
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JJ2FAS4UJan 4, 2022
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borbafetteFeb 24, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie was so epic that I have been trying to find it again FOR YEARS! The Prince and Princess story is certainly not what you would expect at all. They actually oppose each other throughout the movie… Expand
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dinonuggy135Aug 3, 2022
I enjoyed every second of this movie. It’s one of the most underrated Disney movies
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