How long is left?

Rating: 7/10 (30 July 2006)

After a heavy dispute about whether to see Bryan Singers latest outing 'Superman Returns' or the supposedly hilarious 'Over the Hedge' we settled for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
The start of the film was fairly rushed and the introduction of one of the two villains(Lord Beckett) involved one of those 'sorry, what?' moments. I also found that key moments in the film for example when the characters come to some sort of major conclusion are said in one line of dialogue and if you happened to miss that line you would be lost for the next twenty minutes or so.
The film picked up into the first hour and the characters became more enjoyable, however hard that may seem with Keira and Orlando playing lead roles. Johnny Depps character seemed more subdued than in the last outing and at times completely different. The action scenes were incredibly enjoyable but by the time we got to the last fifteen minutes i just didn't care about the characters or the film sheerly because of the length of the film and the lack of entertainment.
Dead Man's Chest falters where the original soared. The sequel simply tried too hard.