Posted by Adam Graham (The Detroit News) on Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Prince of Persia trailer: CG sand, vague sexual tension, etc.
When this country was founded, if you would have told our nation's forefathers that in the year 2010 a movie would come out that contained the dialogue, "Only the dagger can unlock the sands of time, and there are those who would use this power to destroy the world," they probably would have punched you in the face with the Constitution.
But here we are, and here's "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," with Jake Gyllenhaal in full-on action hero mode, carrying on like the Persian Jack Sparrow. Based on the popular video game franchise, this looks like an effects-driven cacophony of passable CGI, convoluted storytelling, and non-descript sexual tension between the leads. Oh yeah, and shirtlessness.
Thanks for nothing, forefathers.
