Hooray, Jack is back

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2009)

For me, what stands out most is the amazing stunts performed in the film, this includes when the crew are held prisoner in wooden, round cages, Sparrow trying to escape while being tied to a pole and the sword fight on the moving wheel.
The locations are even more spectacular than the first film.
Jack is back to his old tricks, this time having to deal with two dangerous enemies Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander), the perfect pantomime villains that you can boo and hiss at.
Keira Knightley is given more depth to her character and even engages in a sword fight. I liked that they had developed her character from the first one where she started off sheltered and helpless in a way and in this one, she's not afraid to defend herself from attack and even going on her own to find Will.
What a brilliant ending to have Barbossa come back into it as I really enjoyed the competing that went on with Jack and Barbossa in the first film so it was good news to see him back in it.