Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage

Director, writer and title actor Shahin Sean Solimon reminded me very much of Arnold Vosloo ("The Mummy" - 1999) in this colourful, but daft, mystical adventure. He must rescue the princess "Parisa" (Danielle Pollack) who has been kidnapped by the evil "Deev" (Said Faraj) and taken to his desert stronghold that is guarded by all sorts of magical and mythical beasties. It is all narrated by "Capt. Picard" himself - Sir Patrick Stewart, who to be fair comes across as having his tongue well planted in his cheek throughout. The visual effects are pretty basic, and the story as well as the acting are all very much third drawer down. Fans of the Arabian Nights genre of films (which usually includes me) might get more than most from this CGI fest, but sadly for the most part it trades on the names of established characters that nobody here can really deliver upon. That said, it's still an adequate made for television movie that just about kills an hour and a half, but don't expect much then you won't be disappointed.