Dumb movie...

Rating: 4/10 (3 August 2006)

At best, mediocre. Loved the first movie, and hoped that they wouldn't do what they ended up doing with this one: NOT RESOLVING ANYTHING! Unfortunately, Disney didn't think the grotesque amounts of money and absurd amounts of crazed followers of the Johnny Depp/Orlando Bloom combo was enough to get people to see the next installment. Instead, they had to trap us, so we have no choice but to see the next one. Don't get me wrong...its not a bad movie. The special effects are great, and the movie is funny: I laughed at several points, Johnny Depp plays his character masterfully. However, most of the movie was just inside references to the first movie which did nothing to advance the plot. The movie can not stand on its own by any stretch of the imagination, which I find a detrimental quality. After I saw the Matrix Reloaded, and played Halo 2, I swore I would never go see anything that ended in a cheap ploy to get you to see the next movie. Unfortunately, I didn't read up enough on this movie. Don't waste your time until the third one comes out. And even then, only if someone else is paying.