Bad News

Rating: 3/10 (6 July 2006)

A rousing action packed summer epic with lovable characters, brilliant action scenes, flawless cgi, and an engaging plot with plenty of twists.
That was Curse of the Black Pearl.
This film, however, fell far short of its predecessor. It's plot is shabby and convoluted, its only real climax being the revelation that there is another movie yet to come. The action scenes are well choreographed but entirely gimmicky and too long. Half of the film just makes comedic references to the first film, and the other half sets up for the sequel. Missing from the film was the charm and dry witty humor of the first, which was sadly replaced only by rum jokes. To top it all off the film is over 2 hours long, with only 1 hour's worth of content.
I hate to say it, but this is Matrix Reloaded all over again.