Anyone who has suffered through "Street Fighter," "Super Mario Bros," or the aptly titled "Max Payne" has reason to be wary of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."
After all, movies inspired by video games have a dubious history. But, if critics are to be believed, the sandal-and-sword epic, based on the series of button-smashing games, is, well, kind of good.
Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gives the movie a "B" and likes that it unfolds at a "brisk, well-paced clip."
Jake Gyllenhaal has the title role, but in Ms. Schwarzbaum's opinion, it's co-star Alfred Molina who shines. The character actor breathes some life and comic relief into the proceedings as a "vibrant wheeler-dealer."
