Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Memorial Day afternoon I went with the family to the new "I'm a total action hero" Jake Gyllenhaal movie. Here's my short review:

It is just like watching a really good video game.

Here's a little more:

• This is a movie that desperately wants to be big -- but it still comes off mostly as a B.
• The action scenes are very well done. The are intense, physical, and emotional.
• The characters, however, seem to have one purpose: To get the movie as quickly as possible to the next action scene.
• The actors didn't have much room to act. It seems as though their performances, while not bad, were confined.
• One large exception to the confinement was Alfred Molina's portrayal of Sheik Amar. He was completely unfettered.
• One small exception to the confinement was Ben Kingsley as Nizam. He stretched his acting muscle at least to the corners.

The video game has many different stories, so I think there will be a movie sequel. I'll probably catch it on video.