Brilliant - an already great franchise to a very high level

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2006)

Saw it on CinemaExpo yesterday and it has been a roller-coaster ride from start to finish. Incredible CGI and great acting performances, with an exception of LotR's Legolas (In My Humble Opinion). But I am already used to his "performance" so it didn't bother me (he makes Neo look good actually). Compared to Black Pearl, the story has even more twists and sub-plots, while the pace of Dead M C is also higher than BP (and I also loved that one). Another great aspect is the return of recognizable characters of the first part with a very pleasant appearance of one of my favorite characters of BP in the last scene (again: IMHO). Depp's performance is great, but other actors also get plenty of screen time to show their class-acting.
Definitely my favorite Summer Buster (and I have also seen Superman Returns... but still need to see Miami Vice, which I look forward to).