Impressive art direction at the service of poor writing

Rating: 3/10 (7 January 2009)

Impressive art direction at the service of poor writing. First of all, who is the protagonist ? Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) ? Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) ? Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) ? Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) ? Gibbs (Kevin McNally) ? The pirates as a whole ? Absolutely no idea. Second, who is with whom ? Why do they betray each other every ten minutes ? If the writers think a twist is when someone change motivations, they should go back to film school. What is left is a magnificent photography with great special effects and amazing settings. No food for thought. No food for the heart. Just food for the eye. 3 stars for the art directors, 0 for the writers.