Overblown and overlong

Rating: 5/10 (28 December 2006)

Hmmm...I really wanted to enjoy this. I LOVED the first one! Johnny Depp is the coolest pirate in the world and Orli is just gorgeous BUT Keira Knightley is just the most overrated actress on the planet. (Barring Scarlett Johannsen) Dead Mans Chest is just too long and overdone. While it does have some magnificent set-pieces, it's just TOO MUCH! The giant wheel scene goes on and on and on and on and on....... The script is bog-standard and the acting okayish. Bill Nighy steals every scene he's in though. Gotta love him! Having said all that, however, the cinematography is pretty and the effects rather spectacular and everyone looks like they're having a real good time. I hope the third instalment redeems the series.