Not as good as the first one

Rating: 4/10 (19 July 2006)

I think it's always difficult for a sequel to be as good as the first and Dead Man's Chest had a tough act to follow. The first movie, though long, was fresh and fun. All the acting was good and Depp's character was especially charming. The sequel is even longer than the first movie and shows us nothing different. Depp's character, though still fairly endearing, borders on annoying and the fight scenes are too long. Dead Man's Chest has all the bits and pieces of an fun action/adventure movie, but overall it just feels tired and a little overdone. If the movie had been half as long it would have been twice as good. I have to give praise where praise is due, though - Davy Jones and his crewmates are pretty darn cool. They are the best part of the movie. Hooray for Davy!