Just for Johnny Otherwise Wait for Rental

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2011)

The movie lacks the "wow" moments of previous movies. It's completely lacking in imagination this time. In fact, at some points it was very boring. I love Johnny Depp and he had some very funny lines in this movie to keep it alive. Everyone else was acting as if they were bored or forcing it. The mermaids looked gorgeous but for some reason, the one that acted the major part as a mermaid was the one with the least beauty of them all. The twists in the plot ended right were they began and were completely needless/useless. If you are a die-hard Depp fan, watch it. If you love the effect, the fantasy, the adventure, the imagination that filled the first 3 POTC, skip skip skip away... Some of the few questions that really irritated me throughout the movie (all to do with the stupid writing I am afraid) are: - Why will the Spanish chase and scheme for the entire movie to find the Fountain of Youth even though all they wanted to do was destroy "the pagan" monument? Is this the best use of money they can think of? - Why did they not really decide if mermaids can live with or without water? (doh?), now she can walk, now she can't. Now she needs water, now she doesn't. - When the mermaid (who obviously has some healing powers and CAN live outside water) professes her love for the priest, why does she drown him to the depth of the sea? Or does he have gills we haven't been told about? - Penelope is a gorgeous talented woman. But in this movie, she could have been anybody really. In fact, Zoe Saldana was way way more impressive even though she occupied way less screen time. - With such an evil dad, who gives a heck if he is saved or not? Such a hateful character that nobody wanted him rescued nor cared if they found the fountain or not. - When the fountain was found, is this all the imagination they could come up with? Two columns and some algae? Well, Depp was great and the pop corn was good.