Bit ludicrous, but entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (26 May 2007)

To start out negatively, Pirates of the Caribbean 3 tragically follows in the footsteps of its recent predecessor in making the story as convoluted as possible. Every character has their own agenda to carry out. Worse yet, most of their agendas are 'hidden' in the sense that their true motives only become known through minor plot twists. Eventually, there comes a point when the viewer simply stops caring.
On a more positive note, though, once one stops caring about the loosely-threaded narrative, one can truly enjoy the movie. Even if you stop listening to any of the babble that relates to the plot, the movie 's still fun to watch, what with all the pirates, the sword fighting, the ship battles, etc. With the exception of a few characters, the cast proves to be very entertaining, especially Depp's wonderfully acted Jack Sparrow, of course. Orlando Bloom's Turner and Keira Knightly's Elizabeth Swann felt, more or less, thrown into the story more as eye candy rather than genuine plot elements. Both of them did serve a purpose in that mess of a plot, but neither were the least bit memorable. Perhaps that was more thanks to their acting rather than their characters. Arguably, had the two been taken out, the movie would have been much better.
Lastly, the visual effects are top-notch. The phrase 'very damn impressive' sums up my thoughts on the special effects.
Part of me wants to delve deeper into the film and discuss some of its finer details, but honestly, I would recommend not expecting much out of the movie upon paying for a ticket. As long as you go into the film without having any lofty expectations, you'll enjoy the experience.