Story adrift

Rating: 5/10 (6 June 2007)

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" has notable performances, particularly from Chow Yun-Fat, Geoffrey Rush and of most notably Johnny Depp, back as the infamous Jack Sparrow. The film has excellent special effects, a great score, great moments of humor and memorable scenes and dialogue. The film has a number of notable battle sequences. The ending is interesting and satisfying given the direction the film took.
However, this "At World's End" has the same problem as "Dead Man's Chest"; it has a long and dragging plot line that is contrary to the focused and engaging first film. The story of this film was more engaging than that of "Dead Man's Chest", but it is still a far cry from the quality of "The Curse of the Black Pearl". It is safe to say that if you found "Dead Man's Chest" disappointing, you will also be disappointed by "At World's End" because it similarly deviates from the style of "The Curse of the Black Pearl".