weaker than the first two but still worth watching

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 2009)

This sequel is much weaker than the earlier two films in the Pirates trilogy. Still its reasonably entertaining. Johnny Depp is absent in the first hour as the film focuses on Geoffery Rush, Knightley and Bloom. Rush is excellent as usual but the young leads are average. The opening fight sequence in the far east is disappointing. WIth Depp's entry however, the film regains its sense of fun. There's some demented humor and some striking photography as Depp is shown all alone 'at World's End'. There are double crosses galore, and things get confusing in the mid-section. Thank heavens for a rousing sea battle which occupies much of the final hour, as Sparrow and Davy Jones (a fine Bill Nighy) go head to head. The Special Effects are excellent as usual.
Overall 7/10