Forget the 4th film, this is a much better followup to the original trilogy

Rating: 7/10 (24 May 2017)

Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Daddy Issues. This film will remind you of all the reasons you love and hate the Pirates franchise (we can ignore the fourth since Disney is going to.) Jack Sparrow is one of Depp's best character: he is hilarious, drunk and wildly inappropriate — but unlike the fourth movie, his presence is tempered by the addition of Will and Elizabeth-esque characters (Henry and Carina). Scodelario shines as Carina and is a breath of fresh air in the essentially all-male cast. There are a lot of other familiar pirate faces, including Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who are all great, but there are just too many characters at this point for any of them to get adequate screen time.
Yet, the film cannot stop itself from falling into the same issues as the other movies in the series. There were too many plot lines, most came out of nowhere and were completely absurd, and at 2 hours and 9 minutes, it became too long for us to keep caring about the conclusion. However, it's cute, featured good acting, stunning visuals, an impeccable soundtrack— and it actually has an ending, unlike the other films.