A touch of destiny.

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2008)

There are not many movies which I'd like to see for the second time. There are not many of them which I remember vividly. But this is one of them. The opening scene is particularly notable for being excellently filmed and for the music.
Just as I wrote in my review of "The Curse of Black Pearl" the whole trilogy has deep symbolic meaning of its own, despite the whole entertaining orientation. Though it doesn't fail to entertain either and I'm surprised to see that so many people seemingly dislike it so much. Don't know what the mob was expecting. I've read comments and still I don't quite get it.
It's been said that the dialogs are poorly written. How so? In fact the phrase "pretending to read the Bible is a lie" alone deserves an Oscar, for it's one of the most laconic sentences for hypocritical modern society. (Perhaps that's why so many negative opinions? Well, then you got the message, guys, whether you like it or not. Don't blame the mirror for what you're seeing in it.) What's next? Plot is too convoluted? Go watch "Harry Potter" or Jackson's 'adaptation' of Tolkien. That'll be right on your level.
It's been also said that the acting was poor as well. Again why? Surely, Bloom isn't quite as expressive as Depp, so what? People are different. I failed to notice any technical flaw in his performance.
Oh, and I don't want even to comment on characters being "not believable" in a fantasy (!) movie. Go watch documentaries - there you'll find the realm of unsurpassed credibility.
Bottomline: it's a perfect sequel, which keeps stylistically and substantially in line with the first film. Highly recommended for both artistic value and fun.
10/10