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What accent is Jake Gyllenhaal aiming for in Prince of Persia?

I’m really not trying to be mean, but this Prince of Persia movie looks like a total crapfest. It looks so boring, I could even force myself to watch this entire trailer (it’s the second one that’s been released, and this is longer!). Like, horrible, cheesy special effects, a slap-dash voiceover to explain the unnecessarily complicated plot, and Jake Gyllenhaal looking… well, it’s not he looks bad, per se. He looks buff and tough, although he would never even make my top ten list of actors who should attempt to be an action hero. He’s just got such a cute face. His face doesn’t say “bad-ass prince of Persia”. His face says “I really loved kissing Heath Ledger.” But what’s really bothering me is his wonky accent work. What accent is trying to do? It sounds vaguely English, but like he’s really drunk and trying to do an English accent.

Anyway, I’ve been wrong about this stuff before. I never would have thought that the Pirates of the Caribbean series would be such big hits either. And this one has it all – a dagger, a prince, demon assassins, horses and lots of muscles. Is that enough to make a family film? We’ll see.

In other Jake news, he’s been confirmed as a presenter at the Oscars, along with Gerard Butler, Bradley Cooper, Tom Ford, Chris Pine, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Reynolds and Sam Worthington. Hm… Tom Ford? I love it! Keanu? Spectacular. And Ryan Reynolds, sweet Jesus. The Oscars might be exciting this year solely for the delectable man-meat.

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‘Prince of Persia’ poster & images from Google Images.

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