Films out this week

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time (12A) (Mike Newell, 2010, US) Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina. 116 mins You can tell by the title, the presence of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and the colossal expense how badly this wants to be the next Pirates Of The Caribbean. But it follows the family-friendly franchise formula so slavishly, there are few surprises. On the plus side, the leads are perfectly likable, the pace lively and the Arabian-themed spectacle impressive, but the British accents and incongruous Iraq-invasion parallel only point up what a dubious post-Orientalist wish-fulfilment it really is. Bad Lieutenant (18) (Werner Herzog, 2009, US) Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer. 122 mins At last Herzog finds a replacement for the infamous Klaus Kinski, as Cage's long-repressed wild side is, er, uncaged, in an ironic portrait of post-Katrina cop corruption. Nothing like the original, it's more of an insane black comedy, with pulp crime plots and reptilian hallucinations viewed through our antihero's narcotic dementia. Heartless (18) (Philip Ridley, 2009, UK) Jim Sturgess, 114 mins Gothic horror finds a home in the hoodie-infested East End in this slick but socially conscious thriller. The story piles too much on, but Sturgess holds the centre as a blemished, paranoid teen who'd literally do anything to slay his demons – never a good starting point. StreetDance 3D (PG) (Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini, 2010, UK) Nichola Burley, Richard Winsor, Charlotte Rampling. 98 mins Listen up kids 'cos here's a well-fresh, ballet-street mash-up comin' atcha! Well, not that fresh. This is basically a UK answer to Step Up, incorporating reality TV refugees like Diversity and Flawless, and a poppy urban soundtrack. See? Britain does have talent. Cop Out (15) (Kevin Smith, 2010, US) Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott. 107 mins Having run out of slacker comedy ideas, Smith admits to his creative bankruptcy with a buddy cop action-comedy that's short on either quality, or any quality, in fact, save for the liberal doses of toilet humour. Pimp (18) (Robert Cavanah, 2010, UK) Robert Cavanah, Danny Dyer, Billy Boyd. 92 mins Zoo guru Dyer strikes another blow to – rather than for – gender equality with a faux-documentary on Soho's sex industry, which means geezers, mobsters, hookers and the prospect of some sex. Kites (12A) (Anurag Basu, 2010, Ind) Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori. 122 mins Intriguing Bollywood/Hollywood fusion experiment: an action-romance in which Roshan falls for a Mexican woman without either speaking the other's language. This is the (longer) Indian cut; the US version comes on Friday. Paradise (15) (Michael Almereyda, 2009, US) 82 mins The director collages 10 years of home movies into a mesmerising, narrative-free collage. It makes the everyday world feel like an alien planet. OUT FROM FRIDAY Sex And The City 2 The material girls take a "playcation" in Abu Dhabi. Fish Story Bizarre comedy in which a Japanese punk band saves the world. The Losers All-out action movie in the A-Team group-dynamic vein. Kites: The Remix A recut of the Indian thriller (see above) for US audiences. The Happiest Girl In The World Ironic Romanian drama in which a student wins a car in a competition. The Time That Remains Portrait of a Palestinian family growing up in Israel. Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back More animated ape-tech action. Tooth Fairy Kids' fantasy with Dwayne Johnson and Julie Andrews. COMING SOON In two weeks … Michael Winterbottom gets nasty with The Killer Inside Me … Rachel Weisz meets The Brothers Bloom … In three weeks … Ben Stiller seeks his lost mojo in hip comedy Greenberg … Richard Gere leads all-star cop thriller Brooklyn's Finest … In a month … Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl star in Killers … Harmony Korine wallows with the Trash Humpers …