At least as good as Number 1

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2006)

It was always going to be a bloody good movie to knock V for Vendetta off its perch as 'Best Movie of 2006' and Pirates 2 just about does it, with another rollicking adventure full of fun, thrills and laughs.
The plot this time around once again centres over Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp ), who finds himself owing a blood debt to Davy Jones ( Bill Nighy ), the captain of the Flying Dutchman and guardian of the Kraken. Once again tied up in this adventures are Will and Elizabeth ( Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley respectively ) who find themselves in the shadow of the gallows unless they can acquire Sparrow's compass, to which the new Governor has his own reasons for wanting. All this adds up to 150 minutes of great cinema with a final shot to leave you breathless.
Once again Johnny Depp excels as Sparrow, showing the swagger and the panache that stole the show in the first movie. Knightley and Bloom play straight woman and man to this well, but Bill Nighy truly steals the show as the menacing villain of the deep in Davy Jones, giving him a truly evil feel, and the scenes with him and Depp are truly ones to behold.
Pirates 2 is an amazing movie that you will enter in as a adult and leave as a kid. I can't wait for 3.