Meh

Rating: 6/10 (7 July 2006)

I loved the first movie-it was the highlight of my summer. So naturally I was really excited about this one. More Jack, Will, and Elizabeth-what could be bad? As it were, a lot.
Negatives: The beginning is confusing-they jump from location to location and I would almost say that the part with the island where Jack is a god could have been deleted. Tia Dalma and most of Davy Jones' crew were hard to understand
Positives: The last 40 or so minutes (once they arrive on the island with Davy Jones' chest) are great. They fit in much better with the tone of the first movie-pure fun. But there are about 100 minutes to sit through before we reach that point. I also loved seeing Barbossa at the end.
Bottom-line: I saw another review that compared this movie to The Empire Strikes Back but I think it's more like Temple of Doom: not nearly as good as the first but hopefully it will end up being the weakest of the trilogy.