Good but not up to usual standards

Rating: 6/10 (29 October 2017)

I was looking forward to this movie as i had previously enjoyed the series and was hoping for the new movie to be the icing on the cake as it where. The trailer made it look exciting and new and showed that it was not the typical Disney "happy-go-lucky" movie.
I think the actual movie was OK but nothing special. Some slightly wooden acting in places and mediocre character development but was a fun introduction to those who has not seen the previous movies.
I did, however, feel that the plot was a little too far fetched. The previous movies presented a pretty believable plot and kept space for Johnny Depp's witty remarks from time to time. However the "splitting of the sea" scene seemed a little too far fetched for me. Furthermore, the magical/sorcery aspect(Poseidon's trident) was just that bit too much for reality. Yes it is only a movie but it was supposed to be about pirates and not about a this mystical fork that lay at the bottom of the ocean that everyone had to race to find.
As far as i'm concerned, this is the first installment in this franchise that features unrealistic effects such as Javier's "ghost" her swishing about as he moved. It all seemed a little false. Not to start on his floating ship that could rise out of the water and engulf another ship. It almost reminded me on Monster House in places.
Not all was bad however, Javier's role seemed to be executed pretty coherently and Johnny Depp held his water being the funny, poor excuse for a pirate that he is.
In conclusion, this film was OK but felt a little plot-stressed in places making it feel far-fetched.