Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Rating: 5/10 (16 August 2006)

I can see why the critics gave it two stars, because the script hardly sticks to one story and there is a lot to take in, but it's still fun, from the same director Gore Verbinski (Mousehunt, The Ring). Basically Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) were to be married before Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce) and other witnesses, but were suddenly arrested for the crime of letting a pirate escape, Jack Sparrow (Golden Globe nominated Johnny Depp). They will be released if they bring Sparrow back to land to be arrested, and for some reason, his "broken" compass. Jack meanwhile, suggests, when they find each other, to surrender himself and the compass, if he helps him find a key to a special chest. This Dead Man's Chest contains the priceless human heart of the vicious sea pirate, Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), he has the memory of a dead wife. Anyway, basically the whole story is based on finding the key, chest and heart. The island of cannibals is filled with the best moments. Also starring Jack Davenport as Norrington, The Office's Mackenzie Crook as Ragetti, Lee Arenberg as Pintel, Kevin McNally as Gibbs, David Bailie as Cotton, Stellan Skarsgård as Bootstrap Bill, Tom Hollander as Cutler Beckett, 28 Days Later's Naomie Harris as Tia Dalma, Martin Klebba as Marty, Alex Norton as Captain Bellamy and an unexpected climax with Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa, we thought he was dead, so I will definitely see the next one! It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, and it was nominated for Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, and it won the BAFTA for Best Special Visual Effects, and it was nominated for Best Costume Design, Best Make Up & Hair, Best Production Design and Best Sound. Worth watching!