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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer goes for the same formula here that made a hit franchise out of Pirates Of The Caribbean.
Prince Of Persia, shot partly in Morocco and partly at exotic Pinewood Studios, is a fast-moving swashbuckler with an Arabian Nights flavour and the kind of athleticism that made Douglas Fairbanks a star in the silent era.
Jake Gyllenhaal, with heavy-metal rock star hair and a passable English accent to fit in with the Brit-dominated cast, plays Prince Dastan, an acrobatic street urchin who as a child was adopted into the Persian royal family by King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup) and raised beside the King's real sons (Richard Coyle and Toby Kebbell).
The sci-fi genre prides itself on being a tool for social commentary. Gareth Edwards' The Creator is no different as it tackles the controversial topic of AI and its relationship with humanity.
A summer film about the outdoor pool subcosmos – Marcus H. Rosenmüller, director of “Whoever dies earlier, is dead longer”, takes on this promising backdrop and creates with it Beckenrand Sheriff a lively, quirky film that definitely awakens summer feelings. We reveal more about this in our review. OT: Beckenrand Sheriff (US 2021) The plot summary …
That a filmmaker gets the kind of free pass that James Wan does for MALIGNANT Nowadays we almost only know streaming services like Netflix. Nevertheless, the giallo homage from the “Conjuring” and “Saw” creator has now made it to the cinema under the Warner flag. And we should be grateful for that – despite small …
