Whoever's handling Ms Cruz ought to be shot for her hat

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2011)

I found this movie overlong and only occasionally entertaining. Depp, Rush and McShane do excellent jobs but can't quite lift this final Pirate excursion above the tedium. There are memorable moments, but in a film longer than two hours that's not much of a recommendation. What I absolutely hated is something I don't think would bother most people: Penelope's hat.
Now I'm no fashionista but for some reason, I found her hat distracting, if not downright annoying. Not sure why but think a simple scarf around her head would have been a vast improvement. She just looked too modern when the film called for a rough and tumble sort. I cannot imagine anyone seriously suggesting the hat was right for the job, but if they did they should be fired immediately.