A lot of flash...but no heart.

Rating: 6/10 (16 July 2006)

Wellll...aside from trying to help me catch up on my sleep three or four times, the second installment to the Pirate's franchise didn't have much to offer. Johnny Depp was there, of course, and just as amusing as in the first, but without much heart. There were a few great scenes full of situation comedy that about had me in stitches...but they were few and far between. What did they fall between? A loose, empty-aired plot that wasn't near as interesting as the first...and just seemed like an excuse to have the characters, especially the CGI spectacles, on the screen. The movie did manage to make me laugh though, Johnny Depp was still great, and I'm sure some awards for make-up/costume design will be in order. So, overall, I'd rate it at about a 6/10.