Reboots just don't work for this franchise

Rating: 4/10 (1 June 2017)

First off, Dead Men Tell No Tales is magnitudes better than Stranger Tides.
Instead of a misplaced attempt to cater religious nuts, this time we see a politically correct female scientist astronomer (yes, indeed) as female "lead". The weirdness doesn't stop there, because she also believes in blood moon star constellation magic. Still better than the bible study of Stranger Tides.
We also see a return of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. They play small roles , but add some much needed substance to the otherwise slow and flat story.
However, the movie falls short in two major points: The villain and the introduction of new young lead characters.
The main villain is a pale shadow of Bill Nighy's Davy Jones. He reminded me a lot of General Grievous from Star Wars. CGI overkill without any soul to be found. After the trilogy, it simply feels dumb that there is yet another Big Bad out there.
The new young lead characters suffer from the Indiana Jones IV-syndrome. They feel forced and out of place. Among a band of seasoned pirates, they are the new kids on the block. The trashy hip hoppers among the Mozart-aficionados. The fast food generation clashing with lobster gourmets, especially the guy. The female "scientist" is okay, because she has some decent lines with Jack, but the dude is just another young Indiana Jones copy.
Anyway, this movie series could have ended after the first, and it should definitely have ended after the third. I love the trilogy. Please don't make another.