Disappointment

Rating: 4/10 (11 July 2006)

The intrigue, mystery, and character development of the first movie was no where to be found in this movie. Dialog or scenes that were funny the first time around were not funny a second time. I wanted to enjoy and tried hard, but could not. It was confusing, complicated, hard to follow, and took a long time to set the stage before the story really got started. It had a corny element, an almost Harry Potter magic (I like Harry Potter, but not in this movie), and had some lame attempts at humor. Captain Sparrow's humor was over used. He was much more funny in the first movie - with just the right dose. It has a few redeeming moments and a few surprises, which are good. It was way too long. I found myself sitting there wondering when a long and repetitive scene would end. The ending is a set up for part 3, which is OK.