Brilliant - want no. 3 NOW

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 2006)

Dead Man's Chest is a great film. Now, admittedly, it is not up to Curse of the Black Pearl standard but it is still a 10/10 film in its own right. Maybe if we were talking out of 100 Curse's edge could be shown in the rating.
I think the main place that DMC falls down is that it is TOO funny. CoBP was very dark - Sparrow had been written as a straight character and then was played comically. In contrast, Sparrow has been written as a comedic role in DMC and this makes him a bit OTT on the funny stakes and it does feel a tiny bit forced at times. But essentially this is more of the same adventure and fantasy.
However, this is still an excellent film with brilliant performances all round - the development of Will and Norrington stand out as the main growth/change in character.
The ending is frustrating - but only because you want to see what happens in part 3. Here's hoping it carries on in the same fashion and keeps the high standard.