A notable effort of approximating the glorious early days of the franchise.

Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2017)

Exciting, thrilling and very funny, the fifth installment of our beloved franchise, comes with the great burden to clean up the mess that ''On Stranger Tides'' evoked and restore the greatness of Pirates of the Caribbean. The plot is very interesting and arouses immediately the attention of the viewer with a villain that can easily be compared even to the great Davy Jones. The introduction of Will Turner's son is also a pleasant and mysterious addendum to the plot. Johnny Depp although satisfactory finds himself struggling to imitate his old self, with jokes and facial expressions which are rather played out and don't manage to shock the audience. In addition, the visual effects seemed quite fake, giving me the impression I was watching an animation movie in certain scenes. Despite these weaknesses, the movie was fascinating and moving. Totally worth watching, although everyone can agree that the first three installments will never be counterbalanced.