Fan service rocks!

Rating: 5/10 (27 May 2007)

Mediocre movie. Relies too much on Depp's performance, which, albeit very pleasant, becomes repetitive when framed by a non-existent storyline.
Most people who found this movie 'awesome' will also say they found the prequels 'excellent'. However, there is no question that this movie is very weak as compared to the first of the trilogy. Where the first had a compact, entertaining storyline and polished characters, "At world's end" flounders ineffectively, ultimately failing in terms of good storytelling.
There are excellent visual effects - some truly glorious artistic moments. This goes to prove that a lot of work and devotion was given to the making of this movie - it's not a 'cheap sequel'. But it's entirely disappointing to see that all this work has gone mostly to waste. Like 'Spiderman 3" it's long, it's tedious and it's trying to be something it's not.
The repetitive jokes (which originate from the first movie), the effort to give the film an epic atmosphere...it all falls flat. If it weren't for the visual effects and the excellent soundtrack (from the first movie), I'd rate the quality much lower than I already have. Despite Depp's and Rush's professional efforts, the fact that the movie barely contains a concrete plot cannot be overlooked.
The reason why you see people unquestionably adorning the movie with 10 stars is because they liked the prequels. They would have been happy with anything, as long as it contained the name 'Jack Sparrow'. And, of course, that seems to be the ultimate purpose of the scenario of this movie: Depp fan service, Kira fan service, and Bloom fan service...oh, and 'insert character' fan service.
The first movie, in my opinion, is at a completely different level from the sequels. I didn't find this movie very entertaining, only vaguely redundant.
Completely disappointed. Not up to par.