Fun to watch, but script is shabby

Rating: 6/10 (18 July 2006)

This film is very entertaining...its hard not to enjoy the performances, especially Johnny Depp prancing around as Cap'n Jack. There are some fantastic special effects (Davy Jones for instance) and a lot of really fun scenes, but I came out of the cinema thinking "huh?"
The script is really disjointed, and there seem to be large sections added in just for the sake of creating action sequences (if you see it you'll know what sections I mean). The storyline is too complex and you are expected to understand who characters are and their motivations without these being explained very well. For this reason, its not an amazing film - highly enjoyable, looks great, very funny, but not (in my opinion) as well crafted a story as the first installment.