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Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2006)

I will try not to tell too much of the story. Suffice it to say, I am pleased that the IMDb community--"regular theater-goers" loved the movie. I will agree that the expectation of enjoyment made it a little hard to get into the movie. It was also scarier than I expected--there were parts I couldn't watch. The critics who write for the big papers just had to find something negative to say. They didn't like the plot. I guess they didn't get it. I did. I thought the plot was good. They didn't like Orlando Bloom--They said his acting was stiff. I thought he was pitch perfect--He is the heroic one--the good man. That's his character, that's what he played. They thought the two lovers were not well written. I disagree. The story followed their relationship as it grew and changed. While Will Turner is a noble person, Elizabeth and Jack are more complicated. Keira Knightly is always a pleasure to watch. Her character has some surprises too. Johnny Depp was, in a word, wonderful. Is Captain Jack good or bad? Is he noble or base? Just when you think you know him, he turns the story upside down. I think he's a good man. If I had to sum up the movie in a word it would be, FUN!. It was fun to watch, fun to anticipate the lines and the facial expressions, fun to be in a packed theater where the audience was rapt with attention. I enjoyed myself thoroughly and I will see this movie again.