They should have buried this in the Dead Man's Chest

Rating: 4/10 (14 August 2006)

I watched POTC, prepared for the worst and really enjoyed it. It was a great shame when the film ended.
First chance I got, went to see POTC2, full of optimism and was left painfully disappointed.
Everyone, from the director down to the person who carries the props, seems to have believed that if they put Johnny, Kiera and Orlando in the same film, give them the same character names and tell them its about pirates, then a wonderful film would surface.
It didn't.
The humour, such as it was, was scant. Depp seemed to be trying too hard to be funny and he had lost some of the 'campness' which made Captain Jack Sparrow a classic character.
Knightly seemed unsure as to her role. Is she there as a role model, a foil to the humour, a heroine or a combo of all. Whichever stool she thought she would sit on, she fell slap back in the middle.
I'm afraid, and I know many people will disagree, but I have yet to see Orlando act! To me, he is eye candy for the girls.
In much the same way that Empire strikes back / Two Towers were sequels that set the scene for the final episode, the second installment gives the impression that the baddies have the upper hand. As we know from Return of the Jedi / The King, the good guys will, eventually, come through.
Hopefully, by the the time POTC3 is finished, Captain Sparrow will be clear as to what he is, good or bad.
A real waste of time and money. Brace yourself before going in