Over blown and sinking

Rating: 5/10 (7 August 2006)

The original Pirates was an unexpected pearl, it got everything right, the characters, running time, action and story. The sequel is a mess. The story has gaping holes, the script is to put it politely flabby, the dialogue uninteresting and the action dreary. Having more on screen does not make it better and thats what Disney have done, made a bigger more sluggish version of the original film. Johny Depp is OK but his Captain Jack isn't nearly as much fun now he is in command and the rest of the cast are a bit wasted. The film reminds me of the of the two matrix movies mainly because they brought down the original film and I get the feeling that this and the next film will do the same for Pirates.