When did POC become the Keira Knightley show?

Rating: 6/10 (4 June 2007)

Don't get me wrong, i thought the movie was great. Who doesn't like pirates? But when you make the star of the show Keira knightley, that becomes a HUGE problem! Since when does a move about pirates revolve around a woman? (and no I'm not sexist, I just think there's a right time and place for things like this, and a pirates movie isn't one of them!) even my wife got REALLY irritated with all the focus she was getting. We came to watch pirates, namely Jack Sparrow, not some lady in a dress trying her best to impersonate a pirate!
My other issue was the use of gags and jokes - it went a little too over board and for a second there, I thought i was watching another b-grade walt Disney movie! It was also a bit too arb in places - maybe i would have enjoyed it better if I was on acid?
There were some plot holes eg. the Calypso and Jones vanishing. Perhaps it may be explained in a 4th movie, along with the fountain of youth quest - who knows!
I would say the saving grace of the movie was definitely the ending - not your usual Walt Disney 'hearts and flowers' ending which was quite refreshing!
All in all go and see it for yourself. particularly if you LOVE Keira Knightley!