Bill Nighy

Rating: 7/10 (31 July 2006)

The performance by Mr. Nighy was magnificent. Being buried under all that make-up (CGI?) would have stifled a lesser actor. He took the Davey Jones character and gave it life and personality. I personally had major doubts that I would spring the bucks for the DVD upon its release but I will now reconsider if for no other reason than to revel in a craftsman at work. Like Jeff Goldblum before him in The Fly remake, it will be another excellent performance in the purest word of actor that will escape the attention of the Academy Award Lords in their nomination process. With all the seafood aberrations that populated the film, he alone anchored the chaos aboard the Flying Dutchman. Well done Mr. Nighy!