Let me just get out of the way that my experience with the Prince of Persia series of video games is extremely limited. I think I may have played the original a little bit in one of the computer labs in high school. So, I can't really comment on the accuracy of the movie's story or costumes or elements of adventure. What I can say is that I loved this movie!Basic premise: beggar turned prince saves the world. Simple enough, and attempted many times before by Hollywood in various incarnations, but I can't recall anything quite so successful. The primary draw here would be the consistently adventurous plot and near perfect pacing. I would also say Jake Gyllenhaal is really good with facial expressions. Unfortunately, like most movies set outside of the United States, you'll have to get over the painfully out of place English accents. But really, I was too caught up in all the action to waste too much time pondering the absurdity of middle easterners speaking in a language that wouldn't exist for thousands of years...
Finally, I really have to compliment the closing middle eastern flavored song by Alanis Morissette.
