Definitely not what it was made up to be.

Rating: 6/10 (9 July 2006)

As many other people did this past weekend, I went to the long-awaited Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. I was quite excited for the movie to begin.
The beginning of the movie was awesome however it started to drag on near the middle and I was definitely ready for it to be over with. Don't get me wrong, the performances by Johnny Depp (Capt. Jack Sparrow), Orlando Bloom ( Will Turner) & Keira Knightley ( Elizabeth Swann) were very well done, however, it was the plot itself that was non-existent. When the end of the movie finally came, it was disappointing as there was so much that was left not explained.It was the reappearance of one character from the previous movie that topped off a growing dislike for the movie.
To me, the movie felt like it was originally supposed to be 6 hours and just cut off and the 2 1/2 hour mark and then only given half the story. The acting, the visual effect *which are awesome, though a little bit over done in parts* are probably the best part of this plot less movie. It's a good movie to see, but don't go with high hopes as there's a pretty good chance that they'll be brought down. Despite this, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the next movie and hoping that it makes up for this one.