Quite a Disappointment

Rating: 3/10 (7 July 2006)

Being a fan of the first film I decided I would enjoy a midnight screening of Pirates of the Caribbean 2 with a bunch of fans of the film. The cinema got dark, the movie rolled, and roughly 2 hours later I realized what a letdown the movie really was.
My biggest letdown would have to be the story and character writing. Both were just poorly done. Character relationships built in the 1st movie were horribly continued and lacked any real emotional value. And the story moves too slow for too long and its hard to keep any real interest, and the fact that its confusing doesn't really help either. Basically it lacks action.
It also overplayed certain elements from the first film, especially the comedy which, good at times, was way too overdone. Certain characters roles were overplayed and just weren't as good.
The movie did have a good action sequence at the end and the CGI was pretty incredible on ILM's part, but the poor story really killed this film for me.
Just didn't live up to my personal expectations and not near as magical as the 1st film