Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time follows Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal and, yes, ladies, he's frequently shirtless and all yours with his British accent), the adopted son from the streets of the aging Persian king Sharaman who joins his two fellow princes and step-brothers, Garsiv and Tus, as leaders of the Persian army who lay siege to the sacred city of Alamut. While filled with plenty of action and good-looking people, it's lacks any real bite, unless you count the CGI snakes. Instead of being a brawny combat epic from the video game it's based on in someone else's hands (say a guy like Ridley Scott), Bruckheimer and previous Harry Potter series director Mike Newell have crafted a safe, yet convoluted tale for the mass audience. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time adds to that Bruckheimer and Disney hurdle. He's taken his formula of great action and is now reduced to guinea pigs instead of the macho 80's of Eddie Murphy's mouth and Tom Cruise's disregard for following the rules. Just take last year's G-Force and you'll see what I mean. With Disney, he needs to deliver PG or PG-13 family-friendly hits. While Bruckheimer has hung his hat at Disney for most of his career, it has also become his biggest hurdle. Even the Pirates sequels got out of hand and too much. For every unforgettable Remember the Titans, there's a perfectly forgettable Coyote Ugly. For every over-the-top Armageddon, there's a Bad Company with the mismatched pair of Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock.
For every tense Crimson Tide, there's a ridiculous Kangaroo Jack. To quite his signature hit Top Gun, the list is "long and distinguished:" the Beverly Hills Cop series, Days of Thunder, Crimson Tide, the Bad Boys series, The Rock, Con Air, Dangerous Minds, Enemy of the State, Armageddon, Remember the Titans, Black Hawk Down, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Pearl Harbor, and, most recently, his extremely profitable National Treasure and Pirates of the Caribbean Disney franchises.Įven with all of that success, I think Bruckheimer is slipping more often than he used to. His resume from the last 25 years includes so many fun and guilty pleasure action flicks, that I am powerless as a man from turning the channel away when they are on television. I'll be the first guy to stand up and say that I love Hollywood mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer's movies. PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME- 2 STARS
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