Uneven and too long, but still has strong spots.

Rating: 8/10 (25 July 2019)

Some say that the first Pirates of the Carribean movie was too long and I didn't share that opinion back then, but with this first sequel I join in on that. Some parts around the beginning just felt unnecessary.
But when Jack and co. are finished with fooling around and the plot of finding the chest to get rid of the infamous Davy Jones gets going, then the good stuff begins. And the Flying Dutchman and its crew are highlights in here, because never have I seen CGI that made me feel like it was real.
Davy Jones is voiced brilliantly by Bill Nighy who makes his mark as a dispicable and merciless captain of the ship that's doomed to sail the seas forever.
The visuals are the biggest highlight of Dead Man's Chest, because even though I enjoy the presence of Captain Jack Sparrow, the movie falls victim to a common fault in sequels of repeating much of the same seen in the previous movie. In this case it's only in the rather weak beginning until the main plot gets going.