Not as good as the first

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2006)

I was a bit disappointed in POTC; Dead Man's Chest. The plot didn't seem to be very well thought out. As usual, Johnny Depp rescued the film with his entertaining portrayal of Capt. Jack Sparrow, and his crew does an excellent job. Orlando Bloom didn't seem to really get into his part, which seemed diminished, as if the writer(s) really didn't know what to do with him. The ending made us eager for the next installment, and we hope that they have a better plot line and script. The special effects were excellent; the replacement villain and his crew are far more frightening than Barbosa and company. I wouldn't recommend that children under 10 be brought to this movie, as it is very intense in parts, and the creatures are extremely gross. I have a feeling that this will be the last time that Depp reprises a character (after the next POTC, that is) as this film really lost steam.