There’s a murder and Dastan is falsely accused. Even though some of it’s computer enhanced, Prince of Persia’s great fun as long as Jake’s jumping and diving and slithering past obstacles, until that is, the plot kicks in. In practice that means the fastest way to get past a parked camel might be to go over it, rather than around it, and the best way to get off a roof might be to jump down onto an awning, leap over to an overhang, and swing down to the ground using a bit of rope. Parkour is a method of overcoming obstacles by adapting one’s movements to the environment. Much of the movie’s early scenes send Gyllenhaal leaping and climbing and clamoring around ancient buildings in what amounts to a cinematically dazzling Parkour demonstration. Fortunately, Jake’s footwork is better than his Alec Guinness impression. Though Great Britain won’t be populated for centuries, as played by Jake Gyllenhaal (who even with a Hollywood tan may still be the palest man in the Middle East), Prince Dastaan (and everyone else in the movie for that matter) has an inexplicable British accent. It was there, in the dusty markets, that he learned amazing skills of agility, which back then he used to stay alive, and now uses to protect the Persian empire. Before an act of kindness brought him to the royal family, Dastan lived as a street urchin. In the movie’s opening sequences we’re introduced to Dastan, a prince of the ancient Persia. Prince of Persia comes closest to grabbing your attention early on.
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