So disappointing!

Rating: 2/10 (13 July 2006)

My husband and I both loved the first Pirates movie and were really looking forward to the sequel. What a letdown! The plot is ridiculously confusing, the violence is long and gratuitous, and most of the crew of Davy Jones' ship looks like rejects from a "Star Wars" movie. The cannibals on the island looked like a combination of Australian aborigines and African natives---not the Caribs which would have been inhabiting the islands. Yes, we know it's just-pretend, but would it really have been that difficult to introduce a modicum of historical accuracy?
Where is the witty script that so enchanted us in the first movie? There were about 3 funny lines in the entire yawn-fest. Believe me, we weren't the only ones who thought so---the entire audience was dead silent.
Where is the contrast between the lovely, feminine, elegant Kiera Knightly and the scummy pirates? Part of the fun in the first movie was that she was so prim and proper except when she got drunk on rum. THAT was part of what made the movie work so well.
What became of the dashing bravado and humor that Johnny Depp displayed so adeptly in the first movie? He was so deliciously foppish in spite of his piratical ways. This may be the most overblown, over-hyped, pretentious movie of all times---shame on you, Hollywood!
By the way---I hear my 8 year old nephew LOVED it! If you have the mind of an 8 year old you might, too.