Just finished watching "Prince of Persia" for the first time.
First thing I can say is "Ouch!"
That was the longest 1 hour and 48 minutes of an incredibly poor excuse for a movie that I've ever seen. And I've seen tens of thousands of movies.
No fault to Jake, or the two other award-winning actors who played the parts that they signed up to well. But the plot and the cinematography were ridiculous, and any chemistry or charm from and between the leading lady and Jake was absolutely disingenuous.
I can't think of a single movie where the actors were so poorly cast. Are Hollywood actors THAT hard up for money that they take roles like this???
It took every bit of strength I had to sit through every minute of this film. Was watching the clock ON the DVD player more than I was watching the movie.
If this kind of action-adventure-fantasy-pseudo-sci-fi-ridiculous-nonsensical-utterly-pointless-and-stupid genre is what Jake is going to pursue in the future, then count me out of his fan club.
I'm trying now to take deep breaths and remember Brokeback and Jarhead and Donnie Darko and Brothers, etc...
