Pirates Of The Cariboring

Rating: 5/10 (20 July 2006)

I enjoyed the first movie greatly, thought it was an 8 out of 10. I went into this sequel with very high expectations, maybe that is why I was so disappointed with it.
The positives about this film are undeniably the brilliant creature effects and....well that's about it.
First of all it is just plain boring! Granted there are a few brilliantly staged action sequences, especially the water wheel. But other than that it was a LOT of dialogue.
Next I thought that Johnny Depp was just plain unlikable in this sequel. His plans are evil and dishonorable. At least in the first one the main character Jack Sparrow was someone you could root for.
Also Jack Sparrow was hysterical in the first film, in this one his lines just don't come across as funny. They were obviously written for laughs but my wife and I sat there looking at each other in stunned disbelief, not funny at all! When Jack is funny is when the lines and humor are less forced, in fact the funniest parts for me were when Jack was not talking at all but rather doing some sort of physical comedy.
Finally this movie is about an hour too long, they could have easily accomplished the same thing in about 90 minutes. Then again they really didn't accomplish anything at all as the end leaves you wondering what you just sat there 2 1/2 hours for and answers very little of your questions.