Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

When Walt Disney Pictures was first announced plans in collaboration with Jerry Bruckheimer to turn one at the Disneyland theme park becomes a movie, would not have thought that the Pirates of the Caribbean will be a fun movie that in addition to visits, also provide an extraordinary gain for the production house. Now, Disney and Bruckheimer back work together to provide a new adventure for the audience. This time, not to compose a theme park, but a popular video game, game, Prince of Persia.

To handle the first film adaptation of Prince of Persia video game, entitled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Disney chose to sit in Mike Newell director's chair. Although more known for his work in films like Four Weddings romantic drama and a Funeral and Mona Lisa Smile, Newell was not a stranger to handle fantasy adventure genre. Which he showed solid results when adapting the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is probably the reason why Disney's sure to select Newell.

The result, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time emerged as a fairly enjoyable film. Though not semeyakinkan Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, but Newell has created a video game adaptation of the quality is quite satisfactory from the quality of the movies video game adaptation that has been circulating in Hollywood.

The movie itself tells the story of Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) who allegedly killed his father, King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup), by means of poison. Dastan own course denied the allegations. For him, it is impossible to kill a man who raised him from the streets and give families a decent life and where he grew up so far. Unfortunately, not everyone will easily believe this, including two brothers, Tus (Richard Coyle) and Garsiv (Toby Kebbell), the original descendants of the king who will continue his throne.

Together with Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), daughter of the holy city of Alamut had just successfully attacked Dastan and his brothers, Dastan fled from the Persian royal troops chase. Dastan yourself and find that Tamina just follow him to seize a dagger that could distort the time, which he discovered when he made attacks into the city of Alamut. Dagger through it all, Dastan to suspect his brother, Tus, who was behind the assassination of his father, seized the throne at the same time seeking to strengthen his power dagger later. Now, Dastan tried to contact the Nizam (Ben Kingsley), who considered Dastan Sharaman brother as the sole person who can be trusted, to explain all cases.

Unlike the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which he directed before, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time did not offer kekompleksitasan, both in terms of script and story of each character in it. Attendance, though laymen against the video game Prince of Persia, may have been able to guess how this movie will run, including who the antagonist is to be opened in the storyline of this movie. But simplicity is what makes Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is more easily enjoyed.

Unlike other video game adaptation is like trying to look smart by adding a lot of stories in the middle branch of the main storyline movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time purely just focus on the story about the efforts to clear his name Dastan. With the occasional slip sheet romance story - which also seems to have predictable will happen - between Dastan and Tamina, the storyline of this movie looks pretty down to earth, fun, and can be enjoyed by anyone though, as Iron Man 2, in the middle of seeing a little problem when the film has presented all the problems that exist, but trying to bridge the story before giving the settlement of all issues.

As Prince Dastan, Jake Gyllenhaal looks quite convincing in playing her character. Although the image as a serious actor seems still difficult to remove from him, but Gyllenhaal seem to be able to have fun on the role of the 'not so serious' and in this complex. Gemma Arterton and Alfred Molina is probably the two actors who most often steal the attention in this film. Arterton, other than a pretty face, of course, equipped with lots of funny dialogue and sharp throughout the film. Arterton managed to bring it very well and makes her character becomes prominent, as well as strengthen the chemistry that he created with Gyllenhaal.

Meanwhile, one of the most talented senior actors from England, Alfred Molina, again managed to steal the attention in every scene in which his character is located. Serve as Sheik Amar, a businessman who really hated the Persian empire of tax policy, he succeeded in issuing its appeal through the dialogues and behavior that are at the crossroads between the playful and a bit stupid. Molina managed to provide its own entertainment he's in every scene.

Overall, the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time does not offer anything extraordinary. This movie plot, a simple but some times feels a bit tiring, is not a major strength of this film. However, under the direction of Mike Newell, the film managed to be a very entertaining film with maximizing existing strengths. This strength comes from the ranks of the appearance solidnya existing roles as well as the use of special effects are quite stunning in some parts of the film. Although not a film that will long be remembered a lot of people, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time proved quite entertaining and has a quality far above the film adaptation of another video game.