On of the most confusing films...

Rating: 3/10 (22 September 2008)

First off, i really liked the first movie (The curse of the black pearl). I thought it was a fun action movie with great acting from Rush and Depp. Heck, even Orlando was O.K.
Now the final movie in the trilogy is a very confusing movie. I admit i didn't "get" the plot when i first watched it. THe sheer amount of characters is amazing. We have Jack Sparrow, Turner, Swan, Barbossa, Norrington, Davy Jones, Calypso and more... That's right. The movie has so many main characters and so many side-characters it get's totally lost. Before the end i didn't know who was supposed to be the good guy, who was this calypso and where did she come from, why is Jack doing certain things etc. I read they didn't start shooting with a finished script and i must say, it shows. Introduction of a major character in the last part of the movie, with no mention of the character in previous films. You can just see it was a last minute decision. So after re-watching the second and this part, reading the FAQ here, i "got" the plot. It's not that the film requires too much thinking to be understood, this isn't 2001 Space Odessey, it's just complicated due to bad script writing.
As for the acting, the only one i liked was Rush. He does just the right amount of silly acting whilst others don't do so well. Depp is back and is a bit annoying as Sparrow. He almost made the first movie, while here he's a bit too wacky. An idiot at times. Orlando Bloom's character is confusing, since now he's pirate? What's the point? He was supposed to be the upstanding, honest guy. Doesn't bring much to the table. Knightly is just plain bad. Don't think it has much to do with her but more with the script. She came from a lady turned semi-pirate, in the first movie, to Xena the warrior princess in this one. It's really stupid the way she gives a motivational speech to the pirates about their battle for freedom (pirates=freedom get it?). And the constant shot's of her shouting "FIRE" just so out of character...
On the whole, the trilogy shouldn't have been made. The first movie was a light fun movie. The second was effects heavy and started to complicate things. Didn't have the charm of the first and Sparrow turned into an idiot. The last is just plain bad.