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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

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Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 213
Fresh: 75 | Rotten: 138

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.

Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 24

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.

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Ubisoft's popular video-game series of the same name gets adapted for the big screen in this sweeping fantasy adventure starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. The setting is sixth century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its possessor to turn back time. Whoever owns the Sands of Time has the power to rule the world, and this villainous lord would use that power to enslave all of humanity. The only person capable of defeating

PG-13, 1 hr. 56 min.

Action & Adventure, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Michael Bay , Mike Newell

In Theaters: May 28, 2010 Wide

On DVD: Sep 14, 2010

Box Office:$90.8M

Walt Disney Pictures

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Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal
Dastan
Gemma Arterton
Tamina
Ben Kingsley
Nizam
Alfred Molina
Sheik Amar
Steve Toussaint
Seso
Toby Kebbell
Garsiv
Richard Coyle
Tus
Ronald Pickup
King Sharaman
Reece Ritchie
Bis
G�sli �rn Gar�arsson
Hassansin Leader
Claudio Pacifico
Hassansin Porcupine
Thomas DuPont
Hassansin Whip Man
David Pope
Hassansin Giant Scimita...
Domonkos Pardanyi
Hassansin Double-Bladed...
Massimiliano Ubaldi
Hassansin Long Razor
Vladimir Furdik
Hassansin Grenade Man
Christopher Greet
Regent of Alamut
William Foster Jr.
Young Dastan
Elliot James Neale
Young Bis
Selva Rasalingham
Persian Captain
Daud Shah
Asoka
Daisy Doidge-Hill
Young Guardian Girl
Charlie Banks
King Sharaman (Boy)
Jesse Mathews
Nizam (Boy)
Rohan Siva
Bloodied Alamut Soldier
Dimitri Andreas
Head Servant
Stephen Pope
Roham
Trampas Thompson
Mounted Herald
Joseph Bedelem
Garsiv's Lieutenant
Rachid Abbad
Rafa
Farzana Dua Elahe
Tamina's Maid Servant
Aziz El Kibachi
Mughal Sultan
Simon De Selva
General
Felix Augusto Quadros
Spy

Critic Reviews for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

All Critics (213) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (78) | Rotten (139) | DVD (21)

The sheer whoosh of the story line keeps you watching anyway, and, as the prince, Jake Gyllenhaal has a hearty good-naturedness that comes as a relief amid all the turbocharged antics. He wears his heroism lightly.

June 4, 2010 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Top Critic

Disposable family entertainment.

June 2, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

This is a movie that knows exactly how dumb it is.

June 1, 2010 Full Review Source: At the Movies

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A.O. Scott

At the Movies

Top Critic

As usual, the talent in Prince of Persia is generally top notch -- from the cinematographer John Seale to the parkour expert David Belle -- but the ingredients have been masticated so heavily the results are mush.

May 28, 2010 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

Top Critic

A spectacularly silly video-game adaptation about a Fresh Prince of Gel Hair who runs around the desert with a magic dagger, a curious version of Alfred Molina and some hoity-toity chick who never breaks a sweat. It's sort of pointless.

May 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle

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Amy Biancolli

Houston Chronicle

Top Critic

Prince of Persia is destined to disappear into the quicksand of time, too innocuous to be hated, too bland to be remembered, just awaiting some bright optimist in a distant future to press the do-over button.

May 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

Someday someone is going to make a great film from a video game. Until then we have to be satisfied with being decently entertained without being hopelessly insulted. Prince of Persia manages to avoid doing either, so the wait continues.

April 25, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

This movie stars exactly one paleface American and several paler-faced Brits in almost all the supporting roles. The bronzer budget must have been a major line item.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com

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Dave White

Movies.com

...a pointless and aggressively bland big-budget disaster.

January 10, 2011 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

It wanders through the desert, looking for an exciting hook but never finding one.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Movie Views

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Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views Source: Movie Views

The movie feels mediocre. It could've been much more, and so it seems the video game curse is still alive and well.

September 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies

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Jeffrey Chen

Window to the Movies

Thought it may not be the kind of film you eagerly anticipate viewing again and again, "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" makes a nimble transition to home video, via Walt Disney Video's 3-disc combo pack.

September 14, 2010 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

When one considers the progeny of this sun-baked disaster, the question becomes not where did everything go wrong, but how did anyone ever think it would go right.

September 14, 2010 Full Review Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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Christopher Lloyd

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Pijesak vremena nije film koji će gledateljima dugo ostati u sjećanju, to i ne mora automatski značiti da je lo

September 12, 2010 Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews

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Dragan Antulov

rec.arts.movies.reviews

All about the empty spectacle, sound and fury building to multiple climaxes (without the pleasure). [Blu-ray]

September 11, 2010 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

While Prince of Persia is no Pirates of the Caribbean, it's also nothing Bruckheimer or Disney need to feel ashamed of. My kids loved it.

September 4, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

The sands weigh heavily toward the action/special effects component, true to its video game origins and designed to the tastes of the fanboy gamer crowd.

September 3, 2010 Full Review Source: Cinema Signals

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Disney tries its hand at adapting a video game and deliver a wasted opportunity of a film.

July 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews

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Matthew Pejkovic

Matt's Movie Reviews

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July 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Panorama

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Jean-Fran�ois Vandeuren

Panorama

It isn't that the film is bad, it's just that it's so bland at times you wonder if you're watching populist director like Ronald Emmerich trying to tackle a complex author like Dostoevsky.

June 30, 2010 Full Review Source: Oscar Guy

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Wesley Lovell

Oscar Guy

Is it wrong to have higher expectations for a company that is capable of excellence, especially when it is spending upwards of $150 million to make a movie?

June 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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Absolutely loved it! Jack was awesome!

June 29, 2010

Dead Angel

Super Reviewer

I hated this film, it has no appeal, or good acting, mostly its just for video game nerds.. After being adopted as a child, Dastan (Jake Gyllenhal) is accused of killing his father the king and must escape and clear his name, and he meets Tamina (Gemma Arterton), a woman she should hate after taking over her kingdom,

March 13, 2011

Brad Wright

Super Reviewer

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Quotes

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1. Sheik Amar: Have I told you about the Ngbaka?
– Submitted by Alex O (8 months ago)
1. Tamina: You don't understand what's at stake. This is a matter for the gods.
2. Dastan: Your gods not mine.
– Submitted by Paul L (9 months ago)
1. Tamina: All the pain in the world will not help you find something that does not exist.
– Submitted by rob g (10 months ago)
1. Dastan: [noticing the sand dervishes have been following them] We have to get out of here.
– Submitted by rob g (10 months ago)

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