Pirates 2 A Flawed Adventure Movie

Rating: 4/10 (11 May 2009)

Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest is not that great of a movie. Don't get me wrong the whole cast are terrific in their roles including Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, Orlando Bloom as Will Turner, and Kiera Knightley as Elizabeth Swann. This film isn't all that bad but it couldn't been a lot better. The acting is great, the special effects are amazing, and the action is impressive but somewhat of a let down. Gore Verbinski does do an admirable job as a director but the movie is overlong and it feels like there's just too much going on a similar problem that Spider-man 3 suffered as well. Despite it flaws Johnny Depp makes the movie worth seeing because of his fantastic performance as the charismatic Captain Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom is good as Will Turner and Kiera Knightley is equally impressive as Elizabeth Swann. The rest of the cast also turn in solid performances including Stellan Skarsgard as Boot Strap Bill (Will's father), and Bill Nighy as Davy Jones the legendary Captain of the Flying Ducthman. Nighy's unrecognizable under all the CGI effects that helped create his character. Nighy makes for an imposing villain but lacks screen time. The ending definitely leaves off with a cliffhanger and there is a surprise cameo by a returning character from the first film but by then you just want the movie to be over. At least in my opinion Dead Man's Chest is a decent movie but nothing spectacular that left me feeling disappointed.