A Snorebuckling Cruise

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2004)

I probably shouldn't be writing this, having only watched half the movie. It was so boring I had to either turn it off or succumb to slumber. The only thing that captured me was Depp and his odd posture; is he supposed to be gay? He is a somewhat magnetic presence, but is allowed to mumble his lines to the point that he seems dubbed. The female lead, whose name escapes me, is about as interesting as a half brick. The whole thing is just too contrived.
Perhaps it picks up in the second half. Despite well staged action sequences and good production values, there is something repetitious and routine about the action. You never for a moment lose sight of the fact that you are watching a movie, a Disney movie, much the same as the TV pap I loved every Sunday night as a child: The Disney Show (or whatever name it carried at the time).
Anyway, since I rented this epic, I am going to try to finish it tomorrow. I hope my first impression, from the first nine hours, whoops, one hour plus, will be reversed. If so, I hope I'll be allowed another comment.