A Little Lacking

Rating: 6/10 (7 July 2006)

I was anticipating this movie very much, since I am such a fan of the first in its entirety.
The movie started out well with the rain pouring down and the camera zooming in on poor, desolate Elizabeth (Knightley.) But as the movie progressed, things got weirder and little confusing, to say the least. Don't get me wrong, the acting was great (yet again by the Depp, Bloom, Knightley, Davenport and many of the others). The visuals were absolutely stunning. The dialogue fully embodied each character.
The tipping point, however, was the story direction and the plot. So many times during the movie, I thought, "What is going on?" The movie is meant to prepare you for an upcoming sequel, but it does not seem to that all too well. The plot was simply lacking something extra...
Well, I still can't wait for the next movie, considering the end of this one. But this one was... just not up to par as the first, let's say.