2 words. Johnny Depp.

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2003)

Without Johnny Depp this movie would be nothing. Seriously. Mediocre
plot. Mediocre direction. Between an hour and a half hour too long.
But it does have Johnny Depp. I'll tell ya, I don't know of another
movie where so much success can be attributed to a single person. Depp
is incredible. He is a glam rock star in a pirate's body. His
performance is entirely genuine. It's incredible. His performance is
so brilliant that for the Academy to ignore him would be an absolute
travesty. (as much as something in Hollywood can be)

It's basically like this... if Depp isn't nominated for his performance
in this movie, it will show exactly how out of touch the Academy is
with mainstream America.

This movie is definitely worth seeing. Although it's not my favorite
movie of this year (I would place it behind T3 and X2) it is very
entertaining, and Depp's performance alone is worth the price of
admission. Drink up me hearties yo ho!