![]() Arterton, who suffered a classic Bond Girl exit in “Quantum of Solace,” brings exotic looks and great energy to the role, and it will raise her profile, but she appears too intelligent for such silly stuff. Gemma Arterton plays Tamina, a princess who knows more about the dagger than she lets on, and director Mike Newell works hard to make their encounters sexy and exciting as sandstorms swirl, but there’s not much lust in the dust. He’s certainly fit, and the British accent he uses to match the rest of the cast works fine, but there’s something a touch hangdog in Gyllenhaal’s demeanor that is probably intended to show self-deprecation but instead can appear insipid. Much rests on the appeal of Gyllenhaal, a serious actor who is buffed up seriously for the role. That’s about as topical as the film gets, as the focus moves quickly to the fabled dagger, and intrigue between the princes and their advisers. Guided by the king’s silky brother, Nizam (Ben Kingsley), they lay siege to a city called Alamut where it is believed are hidden weapons of mass destruction. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Dastan, an acrobatic warrior who was adopted as an orphaned child by the benevolent King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup) and raised with two princes, Tus (Richard Coyle) and Garsiv (Toby Kebbell). ![]()
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