Molina goes all out with his ridiculous character and at least looks like he's having a good time.
This is far too much violence for the youngsters (in this reviewer's opinion).Īlfred Molina, who is introduced as a smarmy outlaw who fixes ostrich races, is the only bright spot in an otherwise dim movie experience. I know that Disney can make violent movies if they see fit, but be ye warned.
Don't be fooled by the Disney moniker, 'Prince of Persia' is really violent. I don't need to know much more than that."ĭastan criss-crosses the land of Persia, which coincidentally isn't home to any actual Persians as far as the eye can see, in order to clear his name. The problem is, even after she's done explaining every minute detail about the time bending knife I found myself thinking, "It's a knife that turns back time. Her entire role in the movie is to dispense endless gobs of information about the dagger, the magical sands that control time, and why it was created in the first place. Just in case it sounds a bit too farfetched, a princess named Tamina is introduced as the sole expositor of exposition. At the center of all of this is a dagger that can, if the button on its hilt is pushed, turn back time for an instant. Then, Dastan is framed for his father's murder, after his brothers wrongfully attack the holy city of Alamut, and now his brothers want him dead. He brings him into the palace, where Dastan grows up like royalty, even leading his own part of the king's army. One day in the market the king witnesses a feat of courage from Dastan and ends up adopting the young kid as his own. Sporting the requisite three-day scruffy beard that all action heroes must have today, Jake Gyllenhaal sets out to save the kingdom of Persia from evil doers, using his insane parkour skills to outwit and outmaneuver them.ĭastan (Gyllenhaal) is his name and he was orphaned as a child and grew up on the streets in the shadows of the king's palace.