Response

The film received generally mixed reviews. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 37% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 201 reviews, with an average score of 5/10. The critical consensus is: It doesn't offer much in the way of substance, but Prince of Persia is a suitably entertaining swashbuckler—and a substantial improvement over most video game adaptations. Another review aggregate, Metacritic, which calculates an average rating based on reviews from mainstream critics, gave a score of 50/100. Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four and wrote, "The two leads are not inspired. Jake Gyllenhaal could make the cover of a muscle mag, but he plays Dastan as if harboring Spider-Man's doubts and insecurities." Film critic David Roark of Relevant Magazine, on the other hand, gave the film a positive review and wrote: "Newell has unquestionably accomplished what he set out to do, which is ridiculous, silly and forgettable, but amusing nonetheless." On Rotten Tomatoes Prince of Persia is the highest rated live-action movie based on a video game and it's currently sitting at #2, behind only the animated Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.Audience's reaction has been mainly positive, scoring a 71% approval rating from RottenTomatoes users, an 8/10 average from Metacritic users, and a 6.9 average on Imdb.