I wanted to see what sort of performance Dougray Scott would give in a movie that was not a blockbuster-type. Granted he is talented and i felt he gave an admirable performance as the Sultan who couldn't trust his own shadow let another person. One thing that put me off though was the accents, both his and Sheherazade's accents were awful - he sounds much like his characters from movies such as MI2, ever after etc they could have made an effort and had him learn to speak in a manner befitting someone from the middle east.
Pronunciation of the Arabic language was really awful. Simple words like harem and Allah (God) were horribly mispronounced.
The special effects were awful but i suspect that was because of a minute budget. John Leguizamo did a great job as both Genies, specially the part where the 2 of them are groaning about their familial relations - reminded me of my own family.
I was surprised to see Andy Serkis in the lineup and wondered how i had missed him since the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of my favorite films of all time.
Mili's Sheherazade physically was beautiful and somewhat believable in her role, i wish she had been more expressive though since Dougray Scott (accent aside) portrayed the anguished sultan to perfection.
All in all a fun, silly movie to watch if you need to get your mind off something :-) Enjoy !
Pronunciation of the Arabic language was really awful. Simple words like harem and Allah (God) were horribly mispronounced.
The special effects were awful but i suspect that was because of a minute budget. John Leguizamo did a great job as both Genies, specially the part where the 2 of them are groaning about their familial relations - reminded me of my own family.
I was surprised to see Andy Serkis in the lineup and wondered how i had missed him since the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of my favorite films of all time.
Mili's Sheherazade physically was beautiful and somewhat believable in her role, i wish she had been more expressive though since Dougray Scott (accent aside) portrayed the anguished sultan to perfection.
All in all a fun, silly movie to watch if you need to get your mind off something :-) Enjoy !