Pirates of the Caribbean : At Wits End

Rating: 3/10 (26 May 2007)

At wits end - this is exactly how i felt after the movie ended. the directors/producers did a fine job of taking a potentially wonderful plot opportunity and completely ruining it. as one who is very fond of pirates and swashbuckling scoundrels, i think it was safe to say that the climax to this trilogy firmly broke my heart.
this of course is my primary reaction to the thought of this movie. but now to give credit where it is due: the special effects were much more intricate and very well done. they just had the sad misfortune of being placed in the most random spots in the movie.
another big disappointment is the new Jack Sparrow. seeing him in pirates 3 was like watching Me, Myself, and Irene... except i liked that movie. the scenes with Jack's schizophrenic episodes were just plain weird. he was not the same lovable character he played in the first movie.
i will not even attempt to explain the random plot changes, twists, and turns that made the movie virtually unwatchable. less than halfway through i quit paying attention to the plot and was becoming more and more interested Ms. Swan- easily the best part of the movie. Although she, like the rest of the characters, died/changed sides/came back to life/ended up in alternate dimensions at the blink of an eye (which got really irritating), at least she was easy on the eyes. this could not be said for the rest of the movie.
overall, the next word i think of after "disappointing" is "bizarre". Sorry pirates fans, but this one can walk the plank.