Over-hyped

Rating: 7/10 (15 July 2006)

There was action aplenty. There were surprises and lots of stunts. There were some interesting and witty lines. There were masses of special effects.
The main character, Jack Sparrow, was superb in a funny, understated way. He was no super hero.
The movie was light hearted which, in my view, was its major strength.
However, the film was too long with too much repetition of certain water scenes. The ending was poor because it pointed to yet another sequel. Without the pre screening hype it may have passed for a good entertainment but the hype was over the top and the product failed to live up to it.