Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
5 |
The two leads are not inspired. Jake Gyllenhaal could make the cover of a muscle mag, but he plays Dastan as if harboring Spider-Man's doubts and insecurities. I recall Gemma Arterton as resembling a gorgeous still photo in a cosmetics ad. |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
6 |
...it's sort of fun, certainly more so than the National Treasure pictures, as well as less manic (a little less) than the recent Mummy films. |
E!
Matt Stevens |
6 |
PoP packs in eye-popping action but could've used a little more swash in its buckle. |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
5 |
Prince of Persia isn't terrible. It has its moments, but they're fleeting. It's probably in the upper crust of video-game adaptations, though when you think back over the likes of Super Mario Brothers, Alone in the Dark, and BloodRayne ... that's not saying much. |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
5 |
...may be the first movie that effectively erases virtually its entire story line by the very last scene. |
Slant Magazine
Bill Weber |
3 |
...flounders in its sixth-century desert setting like one of its fallen, bleeding warriors. |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
5 |
What's missing in Prince of Persia is a sense that all the running, jumping, climbing and fighting is leading to something. The best video games challenge you to reach the next level. Prince of Persia is content to skim the surface. |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
7 |
As sword-and-sandal fantasy movies based on videogames and starring a buffed-up Jake Gyllenhaal go, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time goes pretty well. |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
5 |
For the most part this is perfectly painless mush. |
Los Angeles Times
Betsy Sharkey |
4 |
With apologies to Ben Franklin, the only things certain in life are death, taxes and that a Jerry Bruckheimer film will do its bombastic best to pummel, pound and, now, parkour you into submission. |
People
Alynda Wheat |
4 |
Prince of Persia isn't just based on a video game, it is one, maneuvering from level to level with such mechanical efficiency there should be a point tally on screen. |
LA Weekly
Nick Schager |
5 |
...[director] Newell's popcorner at least has the good sense to try to offset its shallowly addressed contempo concerns with animated, high-flying set pieces. |
Village Voice
Nick Schager |
5 |
...[director] Newell's popcorner at least has the good sense to try to offset its shallowly addressed contempo concerns with animated, high-flying set pieces. |
Onion AV Club
Scott Tobias |
5 |
Spinning a handsome Disney adventure out of a videogame is a testament to Bruckheimer's commercial savvy. The fact that it still isn’t particularly good seems beside the point. |
Variety
Leslie Felperin |
5 |
...the pic's lack of game-changing originality, distinguishing anarchic streak or 3D wow factor may relegate this to summertime also-ran status. |
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