Mind-Blowing..... !!!

Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2007)

It could be said that POTC-AWE could be mind-blowing in both, good and bad ways. Mind-blowing for the unbelievably executed fight sequences and special effects along with an ensemble of brilliant actors or mind-blowing for some who couldn't follow the story line and were left wondering what was happening. Either ways, one word that describes the movie is Mind-blowing. Johnny Depp takes Sparrow a step-up, there is no point in describing his genius rather than just acknowledging that the guy IS pure genius. Bill Nighy and Geoffrey Rush are seasoned actors (more genius added to the film). We see the human side of Davy Jones, which makes you root for the character, wanting him to somehow turn good. Kiera Knightley shows a different side to her character and holds her own, Orlando Bloom's character is slightly more developed in comparison to the other two movies where his only aim was to fight blindly for his bonny lass. All the other characters, Norrington, Gibbs, Pintel-Ragetti,Beckett, Governor Swann, Mercer, Jack the monkey, Mr. Cotton and his parrot, Tia Dalma, Marty, Bootstrap and others play their part to perfection (I hope I haven't missed any). Those of you who are Rolling Stones fans or are familiar with Keith Richards would probably get excited by his cameo, and I have to admit, he is not bad at all. And now for the surprise package of the film, Captain Sao Feng. Brilliant choice of casting Chow Yun-Fat for the role, brilliant. Couldn't think of anyone else to play the part. Amazing screen presence, there is something about Chow Yun-Fat's screen presence which is mesmerizing. All you Chow Yun-Fat fans will know what I mean, the guy is the definition of cool. He portrays the character very effectively and left me wanting him to have more screen time. It is a pity that he had a small role. Even though his role was small, his character is very important. Norrington was another character whom I wished had more screen time. All in all a great movie, worth your money. And to those loyal POTC fans, don't miss the short scene after the credits. There might be those who will complain about the movie, but my suggestion for everybody would be to enjoy the ride, it is one hell of a roller-coaster.......Enjoy