Darker than the others

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2007)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End clocks in at 2hrs 48 minutes much longer than the first and marginally longer than the second, but the time flies bye. We start where we left off, with Jack stuck in Davey Jones locker and Elizabeth, Will, Barbosa and the others setting off to find him and rescue him.
The film moves through stunning visual locations which are made better by using a vast amount of brilliantly constructed CGI which really makes the film feel more real to the eye. However there is very little screen time for the impressive Cracken from Dead Man's Chest.
Kieth Richards plays Jacks dad superbly with brilliant supporting roles from Stellan Staarsgaard, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Rush and Tom Hollander as the villainous leader of the East India Company. Johnny Depp continues to amaze with his portrayal of Jack Sparrow. All the favourites from the first two return which gives the film an added bright tone.
However the subject matter and cinematography make the film much darker than one and two. Some material could easily be classed in the 15 category rather than the mere 12A rating it received. As the film plays on the characters emotions a lot more than the previous instalments.
Come the end, it does leave it's self open for Pirates 4 however unlikely it will be. A fitting end to an amazing trilogy one not to be missed by any Pirates fan.
8/10