Gripping finale but we need more Jack Sparrow

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2007)

I thoroughly enjoyed Pirates 3 and it did not drag too much unlike the SPidey 3.
The movie is bigger than ever and all the characters introduced the first 2 movies make a reappearance in the third movie with a few welcome additions such as Chow Yun Fat.
Although most of the characters and their story arcs are given equal importance and taken to their proper conclusions i still feel that we did not see enough of Captain Jack Sparrow. Johnny Depp brings his own brand of movie magic to the screen whenever he appears as Captain Jack Sparrow and I personally feel that he could have had more scenes in this movie. Although the movie makers did try to repair this travesty by using his many clones in certain scenes.
All the other performances are good... Keira Knightley came to the fore in a more central role while Orlando Bloom was pushed slightly into the background which was a good thing in my opinion. Geoffrey also had a major role in this. I still feel that the Calypso/Davy Jones story arc was not really required. Wonderful little cameo from keith Richards the muse for the Sparrow characterisation.
All in all a satisfying sequel with a slightly surprising ending but well worth the price of admission.
I only have one complaint...bring back Captain Jack Sparrow/Johnny Depp for another movie without too many other characters to distract the audience from this amazing character.