Pirates of the Caribbean: The World of Tia Dalma

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2007)

Tia Dalma was the darling of Pirates 3. She was the center of almost the entire film, with the whole universe spinning around her. Personally, I think she was THE WEAKEST and MOST UNINTERESTING of every single character ever introduced since the opening credits of Pirates 1. She appears to have as much face time and lines as Captain Jack Sparrow. Johnny Depp's character was too few and too far between. The film makers tried to make up lost time by "duplicating" a technique ripped from the pages of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
It is a very, very long movie with a great deal of talk and serious discussion of pirate politics that was near NPR quality. Keira Knightley was wonderful to look at despite of her "Braveheart" moment. The plot was incoherent with a great deal of emphasis extracting sympathy of piracy as a respectable, productive profession out of the audience.
Still, it was not a miserable movie and any who enjoyed the first two will not regret watching the 3rd. With high production values, there was a lot to look at. Other supplemental characters truly pulled their weight and made Pirates 3 enjoyable.
Highs: Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Yun-Fat Chow, and most supporting characters, production values.
Lows: Talk, talk, talk. Not enough Sparrow, too much Tia Dalma. Infertile plot twists.
Score: Pirates 1: 8, Pirates 2: 7, Pirates 3: 6.