It Suffers From Franchise Burnout

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2012)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a fantasy adventure film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Gore Verbinski, who had directed the three previous films, was replaced by Rob Marshall, while Jerry Bruckheimer again served as producer.It features Johnny Depp,Penélope Cruz,Geoffrey Rush,Ian McShane and Kevin McNally.
In the film, which draws inspiration from the novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers, Captain Jack Sparrow is joined by Angelica in his search for the Fountain of Youth, confronting the infamous pirate Blackbeard.Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica, he's not sure if it's love-or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past.
The film is shorter and leaner than the previous film of the series,Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End; but it runs aground on a disjointed plot and a non-stop barrage of noisy action sequences.There is fun to be had and it's exciting to see Captain Jack Sparrow on the big screen again but the overall production suffers from franchise burnout despite the presence of Penelope Cruz and the fine performance of Ian McShane.