Fairly entertaining, but a bit long

Rating: 5/10 (29 July 2006)

Pirates is a fairly typical blockbuster. The film was guaranteed to generate a good box office return after the success of the first movie. All the main players in the first film are back again.
The film isn't particularly coherent and is really a series of set pieces. The acting isn't great, but you wouldn't really expect great acting from a cast that includes Knightly and Bloom.
Having said that it's still fairly entertaining fayre and whilst Knightly and Bloom aren't the greatest of actors they look quite good. The last hour, in particular, is pretty thrilling and you get plenty of bangs for your buck!