Laughably bad

Rating: 1/10 (6 June 2008)

For as good a movie as Curse of the Black Pearl was, this film suffers the fate of so many sequels by forgetting that story is important. In the first movie, Johnny Depp struck a perfect balance with his portrayal of Sparrow, comic but not over the top. In Dead Man's Chest, he loses that sense of balance and becomes too much of a caricature. Then there's Elizabeth's sudden lack of love for Will and attraction to Jack instead. Not that you blame her, as Will is pretty painful, but it is a huge character departure from her obvious long suffering love in Black Pearl.
So, for me, the plot just becomes an excuse to set up Pirates 3, which I haven't seen and won't waste my time on. The only good thing is the reappearance of Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa who was sorely missed.