''Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more no more no more''

Rating: 4/10 (21 May 2011)

The fourth film in the pirates series isn't something to get excited about. I already thought that the third film wasn't that good, but this one is just as bad.
Instead of Orlando bloom and Keira knightley as the other main stars next to captain Jack, we now have Blackbeard and his daughter. Both much worse then their predecessors in the previous films. Blackbeard is suppose to be the ultimate bad guy, but instead he is an old man who tries to be a badass but really fails in doing that. His daughter played by Penelope Cruz had a strange role, you never really know what her backstory is, and her motives for doing what she does are kind of vague. And last but not least Barbossa makes a reappearance in this film. It never really becomes clear why he joined the royal navy, but he does play his role quite well, only I liked him a lot better when he was an actual pirate. And then off course captain Jack himself, well what can you say, Johnny Depp plays this character very well.
The other characters in the film include Jack's always trustworthy deckhand Gibbs who delivers a solid performance. Blackbeards priest, who overact his role and is not very believable. Then there's the mermaid who the priest falls in love with for some strange reason. This love is much to quick and unbelievable. And then there's the Spanish, who's role in the film is as weird as can be. You never really understand what there purpose in the film is, they feel completely redundant.
The 3D effects of the film aren't that good either. The special effects are decent, but thats the case in almost every high budget film nowadays. The pace in this film is confusing, it starts of in sixth gear and then shift down a gear every 20 minutes. Only to get a little bit exited at the end, but like I sad just a little. Pirates 4 never delivers the adventure and charm of the first film. I wouldn't say that this is a very bad film, it's just not that good, so don't expect to much.