Jack invites us to a roller-coaster

Rating: 9/10 (17 August 2006)

When you go to a Theme Park you feel excited to go on any attraction but you will always have the greatest fun in the biggest one: the roller-coaster. It's the STAR of the park. And Pirates of the Caribbean. Dead man's chest, is the main attraction of the box office.
The strong point of this movie is its entertaining flavor. You should watch this film without any prejudice against blockbusters: Pirates is an attraction. The whole cast and crew were aware of that, and that's its strong point. Except for its extended running time, Pirates doesn't contain any mistake for a blockbuster: a thrilling plot, a few brush-strokes of drama, attractive main characters and a whole world of adventure are its top qualities. The art direction, make-up, costume design, music, cinematography, sound and special FX are excellent as expected from a $225 million movie.
The plot sets off inside an event, a wedding, and finishes in another one, some sort of funeral. It doesn't matter, believe me. The excellent story was written by screenwriters Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio (same tandem of the first Pirates) so we should not talk about this at all: it is pure entertainment. It's a master class of "How to make a good entertaining screenplay and not to die in the attempt". In ten minutes we're in the roller-coaster, and we won't stop before 150 minutes. Too much, I know, but the comical 1920's slapstick movies style mood and the fascinating creatures of this world are enough to hook us to the seat. These are the safety belts of the attraction. You will forget about the WC, the thirst and the hunger.
What about the cast? It's simply excellent. Johnny Depp is unforgettable as Capitan Jack Sparrow: so dirty and bad, he really is a pirate. The Orlando and Keira team is fresher than in the first movie, and the rest of the cast is absolutely hilarious and comic, as the movie needs.
In the next Academy Awards ceremony, I hope to hear the name of Pirates a minimum of five times for the technical departments. To find Pirates in the final Five would be a dream come true, it really deserves it.
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