Diminishing returns but still good fun

Rating: 6/10 (28 May 2007)

The Pirates of the Caribbean series comes to an end here with a case of diminishing returns. The action and fight scenes are as spectacular as ever, but this instalment is oddly devoid of wit. It's a flaw from which it cannot recover.
Depp, Knightley and Rush turn in their usual fine performances and the scene is set to the pounding theme score that really livens up the whole thing.
It cannot compensate for an overly complex script and consequently overlong running time that knocks the wind out of the film's sails and slows it down.
Disappointing.