Jack Sparrow saved Pirates of the Caribbean

Rating: 6/10 (1 August 2006)

I went to see this movie last Thursday (it has just been released here in Belgium) with rather high expectations and I must say I was quite disappointed. There are definitely some strong scenes in it and I'm a big fan of the nonchalant, humorous way that Johnny Depp played the role of Jack Sparrow, but the story was just too much. If the makers had just simplified the movie a bit, maybe even cut it down to +/- 100 minutes, the movie would be more pleasant. And by the way, I wasn't really convinced about that whole sea-creature thing. To summarize, unless you're a huge Johnny Depp fan (like I am), this movie isn't more than a way of filling up your free time.