Total let down

Rating: 3/10 (12 January 2007)

Let me first say that I did really enjoy the first film. Its a great matinée adventure and Johnny Depps performance is (as always) awesome.
Given the success of its predecessor, a sequel was probably a safe bet. But this is really one of the lamest excuses for a sequel I've seen in quite a while. It really feels as if the production crew tried to put as little effort into it as possible. The uninspiring story feels like something a teenager could put together in 20 minutes, the jokes aren't half as good in the first film, dumbed down and childish. The whole movie feels as if it has been "disneyfied" compared to the first film, and I do mean that in a bad way.
And I still haven't mentioned the fact that it is painfully overlong clocking in at 2 hours and 30 minutes. Maybe if the director could be persuaded into editing this and the next film into something less that 2 hours we might have something that is at least watchable. As it stands now, I certainly wont wast my time on the last film.