Fine end to an excellent trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2007)

I was a bit apprehensive about this film. I enjoyed the first instalment hugely, but the second had lost a bit of the dry humour that I loved about the first. But in this film, it's back. It's definitely better than than 'Dead Man's Chest' and, in my opinion, at least on a par with the original. Of course, a lot of the humour comes from Depp, but he didn't carry this film in the same way that he did in the second. I'm not a big fan of Keira Knightley's or Orlando Bloom's acting, but Geoffrey Rush and Bill Nighy more than compensated for their failings. There's a nice turn from Keith Richards as well.
It takes a while to get going, and after about 45 minutes or so I had my reservations, but it picks up from there, and when it does get going, it doesn't stop. It features one of the best fight scenes I've seen, again with some of the humour that is characteristic of the trilogy. If I'm going to be really picky, I would say that the plot becomes a bit convoluted at times, but that's being very harsh.
One of the things that's not mentioned enough about the film is the amazing soundtrack. It really wouldn't be quite the same with the famous dun-DUH-duh-duh-duh-duhnun etc etc. Full marks to the sound team for that! All in all, a film that's well worth going to see. Even if you haven't seen the first two, this one's still worth a look.