Pirates 2 great, but somethings missing

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2006)

OK. I LOVE the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Absolutely love it. So, of course, I had high expectations of "Dead Man's Chest".
The acting was superb. Johnny Depp showed us all, yet again, the Cap. Jack Sparrow can only be done by Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley delivered an impeccable performance, and Orlando Bloom did an awesome job as Will Turner.
The effects were great as well! I think all the animators for the film should be very proud of themselves.
But, alas, there are flaws. First of all, I pity anyone who didn't see the first movie that's coming in to see this one. They won't understand ANY of the wonderful humor, or even the plot and characters. Also, the last fifteen minutes disappointed me. Although the plot was moving, you KNEW that it was simply a set-up for the third movie, releasing in 2007! The last scene cuts off so suddenly that I was left sitting in my seat going, "Uh...where's the last 5 minutes of movie?"
So, basically, I love the series, I love the idea, I love the acting, I love the way they did this film, but "Dead Man's Chest" is no "Curse of the Black Pearl", and is almost an advertisement for the third, untitled, Pirates movie.