Pirates : The Worst End ?

Rating: 7/10 (17 June 2007)

The only one and true achievement of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies is the building of this amoral, egocentric, fearful, sexually ambiguous, alcoholic and inconstant character : the Captain Jack Sparrow, greatly embodied by the last mute comical genius : Johnny Depp. When he's in the movie, this blockbuster becomes out of control, a sort of rich continuation of Roman Polanski's "Pirates" . The problem is that he alone couldn't make the whole movie, for such a Walt Disney epic needs a "real" hero : that's why we also have to bare the brave Will Turner and the beauty Elisabeth Swann that spoil a great part of the movie in order to bring back some morale and virtue into it. I have to say that it really bothered me in the second part, with all those unnecessary sub plots and this stupid story between Turner and his molusqued father. But, whereas I've heard the worst about the World End, I have to admit I was quite satisfied with the movie, at the condition to think at something else during at least one hour on the three the movie has to offer.
First of all, Sparrow has an equal in this movie, lost in the second episode : the captain Barbosa, and all the scenes between Depp and Geoffrey Rush are hilarious. I don't know witch one of them is the meaner and carelessness character, but it's really fun to see such anti-heroes in a family feature. Plus, the movie is full of funny little details or sentences, that kept my attention awake during the all movie and make me spend a pleasant evening (Sparrow asking to his dad "How's Mum ?" or a poor pirate playing with his frozen toes for instance). Well, then, there's also big action scenes, stupid and countless sub plots, but the all thing stays pretty fun 'till the end, and even manage to give a enjoyable conclusion to the adventures of the Captain Jack Sparrow.