Very good summer entertainment - but left me somehow unsatisfied.

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2006)

This is very good summer entertainment. I laughed, I cringed and I was so very glad to see Cap't Jack and crew back on the big screen. I disagree with those that found the plot had too many twists and was confusing. Neither I nor my 8, 11, and 13 year-old sons had any problem following the story. We all loved the action sequences and enjoyed the jokes that allude back to the first movie. I can honestly say that we were all entertained throughout.
It's just that the first movie was very character driven - yes, I know it had tons of good special effects - but, it was the characters, their development and relationships, that formed the connection between the audience and the movie. This movie, with its action and special effects, is a little like having a really sweet, chocolate desert for dinner. While you enjoy it and relish every bite, when you are finished there's just a vague sense of being left unsatisfied.... of wishing your meal had had a little more substance, a little less fluff. Still this movie was great fun and I'm looking forward to seeing the third movie.