Nearly, just nearly a return to form

Rating: 3/10 (19 February 2017)

All 'Pirates' films have been trying to match the originality and magic that made 'Curse of the Black Pearl' such a breakout success, with not much luck.
The hope with this film was to focus on the series strongest aspect - Captain Jack - and hope the magic return. And of all the 'Pirates' sequels, this is the one that comes closest to a return to form.
Almost. The fact is though that this film, like the previous two sequels, remains too complicated in terms of plot, and too long as well. I thought they were meant to be aimed at children? What child is going to sit for nearly two and a half hours? It's a good attempt at reclaiming the magic, but it falls a little short.