keep watching it gets better

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is by my standards a pretty good movie. However, it just doesn't quite live up to the first one. I think that most people who see it would agree that the first hour moves too fast and can become confusing. The turning point where the movie begins to get back to what made the first film so great is when Will(Bloom) is pressed into Davy Jones'(Nighy) crew and Cptn. Sparrow (Depp)arrives in Tortuga. From here the story slows down in pace and becomes more enjoyable as you are now given some time to comprehend what is happening. The final part of this movie is perhaps the most fun to watch as it brings up several questions that will have to be resolved in the third movie. One character that I missed from the first movie was Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) who added a sort of fiendish wit to the film. I was pleasantly surprised when Barbossa is brought back at the end of the film (you'll see it coming if you pay attention during the first part involving Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris)). Overall this movie is good and is definitely worth seeing.