Great Cliffhanger

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 2006)

Originally I was going to see The Da Vinci Code this weekend but instead wound up seeing Pirates of the Caribbean DMC. I must say I was in for an an unexpected treat. I did like the first one but didn't really expect much as far as a continuing plot goes. The second movie comes out with both guns a blazing. There is plenty of great stunt work and even better plenty of plot with just the right balance of CGI. The actor who plays Davy Jones who was also in Underworld and Love Actually is slowly becoming one of my favorite actors. He carries a certain amount of charm and subtlety which one can see even through all the tentacles of the squid effects. Depp returns with all the great mannerisms that made Captain Jack Sparrow a household name. True he didn't exactly come out of left field as he did with the first movie, but one just has to love this character if not merely for the fact you never know what he will do next. Good supporting roles by Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly although I would like to have seen Knightly's character be a bit more brash. Oh well perhaps in the third installment. I say bring on the scalawags. I can't wait to see how it ends.