Very familiar feeling...

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2006)

Firstly I will start by saying i do not intend this to be a huge film review. I just felt obliged to write one, because so many people have criticised this film for reasons I don't fully understand.
What I mean by this film having a similar feeling is that of the feeling I, and many people, got after watching Lord Of The Rings, or Star Wars. At the end you respected the directors decision to leave things in the air, (because you just knew this film had way to much content to throw it all into one film) and you were left wanting more, straight away. In contrast to this, take the original Italian Job film. That has got to be the worst ending to a film i have ever seen. It just ends, literally, with a cliffhanger. That is NOT a respected film ending. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is.
I think the plot was fantastic. The first film only had one major plot, maybe two. It was all about Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl, and the other plot, major or minor, was whether Will and Elizabeth would get together. The sequel contains so much more. It has at least 4 plots, which I will not mention due to the Spoiler rule. But the plots are full and well-balanced, and they link the characters together.
I would understand peoples criticism if this film had subtle excellence. I know this may not be the best example, but the film Jarhead was slated by many for being boring and not having enough action. They expected a war-glorifying action movie because it was to do with the military. But the film was about the American Military training system, and basically, in the film, how much a waste of time it was for those soldiers. But this film's excellence is so obvious, it's so brilliantly constructed and linked together.
So in summary, the film leaves you wanting more, it has a very well worked narrative.
Like I said, this is not an amazing film review. But some people may see where I'm coming from.
9/10 - It would have been 10 had it not been for Bloom's slightly wooden acting, but I think he did well on parts which I cant mention, spoiler rule.