Disappointing and Weak

Rating: 4/10 (7 July 2006)

After the first film, I was more than excited to see Dead Man's Chest. First, let me start with the positives: the special effects were great and Johnny Depp portrayed (once again) a clever Jack Sparrow. That's about all. The story was what really disappointed me. At 2 and 1/2 hours, I was checking my watch and counting down the seconds until it was over. The plot was full of useless plot devices and pointless, mindless scenes which only served to make the movie longer. It seems that other reviews on this site "have many unanswered questions" about the movie. The reason a lot of questions go unanswered is because the movie never takes a clear stance on any direction it wants to go in and chooses to leave the audience (myself included) slightly confused. The plot seems to go in circles and nothing is ever really resolved or understood. I know many would say that I should just wait for the next sequel to answer my questions, but shouldn't a movie at least be able to stand on its own without one? Perhaps sequels 2 and 3 should have been made into one movie...oh wait that would have just made it more unbearably long and pointless. In the end, Geoffrey Rush's portrayal of Barbossa seems to be only redeeming factor and hope for another movie that will be as good as the first. Not Recommended.