A bad, convoluted mess

Rating: 2/10 (6 August 2017)

I don't know where to begin with, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is just gets going on forever but anyone thinks that the previous installment (On Stranger Tides) is all time low, then this latest installment is looking very very bad.
First of all, the plot is very convoluted and complicating, makes us thinking that it gets boring, bloated, and worst of all mind-draining that would leave us to tear this movie into pieces. Also had to forget to stating that most of the characters particularly the new ones had half-baked qualities and even the love subplot is underdeveloped. It even leave us to think that some of members of the cast with the likes of Depp to act badly just to get a paycheck!
Second is that, although members of the cast did a solid performance Johnny Depp has his different side of the story. We always know that Captain Jack Sparrow will remain iconic to Depp but the point is that he's lost the charm, wit, and humor from the first movie that we come to love (the curse of the black pearl) and really he acting like a mascot. Clearly it's really a bad sign that Johnny Depp's star power is now diminishing.
But this movie still have redeemable qualities like Javier Bardem's performance as Captain Salazar which make the performance as frightening and intimidating and some of the visual effects placed on Salazar, the crew and even the ghost sharks that makes it fascinating but somehow bland.