Very Overrated

Rating: 5/10 (10 July 2006)

After hearing the initial Luke warm reviews, and not so hot word of mouth I was surprised to see "Dead Man's Chest" doing so well on IMDb. After seeing the movie myself, I am still confused.
This movie lacked any of the originality and fun that the first one possessed. While the first movie was a pleasant surprise, this was a disappointment. All the jokes were merely references to the original. It was funny the first time, but if I wanted to laugh at rum jokes, I would have rented the first one. I wanted something new and dynamic; instead I got re-runs and a convoluted plot that made no sense.
This movie has some upside, it looked great, there was a lot of action, and the acting was pretty good. However it suffered from an unoriginal script, and absurd and confusing plot, and massive, unexplained changes in certain characters. Not to mention it was much too long and nothing really happened. I can only hope that the sequel to Dead Man's Chest is the better half of this two-act play.
I don't understand how everyone can be praising this movie other than blind love of Captain Jack. This movie brought almost nothing to the table and left me bored. It is visually stunning, and the actors are good, but there is too much flash and not enough substance.
5 out of 10, you will see it, but you won't be happy you did.