Good, but not great

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2018)

Not one of my favorite Pirate movies. I feel like this one failed somewhat to live up to the legacy of the first.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie, and I really did enjoy it. The effects and music, once again, were phenomenal. But the plot wasn't spectacular.
I think maybe it left way to much unexplained. For instance, the presence of Barbosa at the very end was rather confusing, and as the swamp witch lady's story had not yet been explained, just ended up being illogical until the third movie was made.
Also, the characters were a bit... off. Jack Sparrow seems to have changed from a brave, sarcastic, yet kind hearted hero to a rapist and turncoat. He tries to hit on Elizabeth several times, and some of his talk was not really appropriate for young audiences. Also, when he betrayed William Turner to Davy Jones, I found myself wondering exactly what happened to him between movies.
However, it still remains a truly enjoyable experience, and a movie well worth seeing, though watching the first movie is definitely required.