Visually and artistically stunning!

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2006)

Pirates 2 was AMAZING! The opening sequence is visually stunning and beautiful and it didn't let up for the whole movie. The special effects, as in the last movie, were wonderful leaving the audience completely at ease to validate and believe what they are seeing. The story has so many twists and turns it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Lots of surprise visits from past characters!! The end is hardly an end at all, leaving most things WIDE open for the third installment. Stay past the end credits if you have time, but the "extra" scene isn't as good as the first movie's was. As before, the acting is phenomenal. The depth in Knighly's performance as well as Blooms is strengthened by the end which is really needed considering the circumstances. Depp's acting was wonderful but I was unable to see growth in character from the last movie; not a bad thing, but noticeable against the growth in the other lead actors. If you loved the first movie, you'll love the second. Definitely was worth going to the midnight showing for!!