The Best Film Wedding In History

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2007)

Incredible film! Unlike many others, I was not disappointed in Dead Man's Chest, and I found it equally amusing as the first one, but obviously less unique and new - which was an element only the first movie in any series will ever have. I did not find the plot confusing in this last update to the pirate trilogy and the characters had new depth which was intriguing and well thought out. I actually ended up feeling sorry for Davy Jones and Barbossa entertained me perhaps more than Jack Sparrow himself!
The writing below contains big spoilers, just thought I'd mention :)
The reason this film got a 9 and not a 10 was simply because I did not like the very end, and certain aspects were tacky and over done. Tia Dalma being Calipso was well done, however, when she turned into the Goddess briefly... it didn't work. It looked tacky and as though nobody really knew how to make a Goddess and so stole an idea of a giant from a children's book. Also, when Jack was going insane in the Lock, I understood the many Jacks around him, who he was interacting with in his head. His insanity and the weirdness made sense int he Lock, but as soon as they got back into 'real life' (for lack of a better term) and the many Jacks kept popping up in his hair and the walls and talking to him... it was over done, like a desperate attempt to add comedy where comedy was not needed. Also, as Jack was now scared of death, he seemed less... Jack-like? His hatred for William Turner and his fear of dying seemed to mature him, which I suppose was the point, but he seemed more cruel than I would have hoped.
Other than these small sections that needed editing (the many Jacks and the giant Calipso) I was very impressed. It had comedy moments, and a terrific rivalry continuously between Jack and Barbosa. Another excellent performance from Will's father, and the relationship between Will and Elizabeth reached new levels of depth and became complicated again - but in a good way.
The film did not have a typical Disney ending, and seemed extremely incomplete, to be honest. Whilst the Black Pearl could end up with Barbosa, Jack going off in a dingy... I did not like it. It seemed a hugely anti-climatic ending for such a spectacular trilogy. It honestly makes you feel that a forth movie is needed. Will as the captain of the Flying Dutchman worked well, however, he did not even end up on the same boat as Elizabeth, which seems saddening after so long of building their relationship up together. The fountain of youth had never been mentioned before, either, and seemed a very random way to end the trilogy... which is why so many I have spoken to believe there will be a spin-off, if not a forth. I'm not keeping my hopes up, but if it happens, I will be the first in the cinema!
And the best part of the movie? Most definitely the wedding of Will and Elizabeth. It was possibly the best film wedding in history.