This one misses the mark...

Rating: 4/10 (13 July 2006)

I really liked the first Pirates movie. And I think Johnny Depp was actually fantastic in both. I don't find Bloom's acting interesting, he is even a bit wooden. At any rate, this movie was disappointing in most every aspect. The high points, which there were but few, came too infrequently. Whereas the first movie pulled you in and kept you in rapt attention, I found myself drifting, constantly checking my watch. I suppose my two biggest gripes with this movie is that it was too long. The script and material could not handle 2+ hours of movie. It seemed to plod on endlessly. The second problem is they weren't up front about the fact that this movie is simply a setup for the 3rd movie. If I have to sit through that long a movie and not get a resolution at the end - I want to know beforehand. What is worse, this did not make me wish to see the third one, at all. In fact, I may want to see the third one less now. Jack Sparrow is still a fantastic character, but I fear the Pirates are heading down the same path as the Matrix...expectations need to be readjusted. This will not be a classic Trilogy.