Perfect Combo!

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 2003)

With action, comedy, romance, and, above all, pirates, this is the perfect summer movie! The cast is superb. Johnny Depp is hilarious as the over-the-top rouge pirate, Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom, probably cast for the ladies ;-), is very handsome and makes a great blacksmith-turned-pirate, Will Turner. Newcomer Keira Knightney is a beautiful and talented girl (only 17 years old at the time of shooting) who will go far in her career. Her portrayal of governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann was wonderfully fiesty underneath her upright exterior. Geoffrey Rush was delightfully frightening as evil pirate Captain Barbossa. This movie had wonderful visual effects, the best being during a swordfight in a moonlit cave. Although not suitable for the youngest viewers, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a fun way to spend a couple hours.