OK but overrated

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 2016)

I skipped the whole franchise because the franchising was getting on my nerves right from the start. Whenever everyone starts trying to convince me that something is amazing, I shy away from it. And I never was in the mood to see a pirate movie until recently. So I gave it a chance.
That's what I think (not that it would bother anyone anymore so many years later)

a simple damsel in distress story, although the damsel knows how to help herself, actually she is more productive than the rest of the "heroes" - Jack Sparrow is completely exaggerated and silly

I guess this means mission accomplished. I don't like Johnny Depp that much and I admit he played the role well, but I didn't like the character. He is not cool and not smart, he is a selfish lucky jester and half the time his plans only worked out because of the script. I wish he had real wit.

lengthy and tedious first half. The story is so simple, it would have easily fitted into a 1.5h movie or even shorter. - all of a sudden the movie fast forwards (when they follow the Black Pearl to that secret island only Jack knows about)

dialogues and scenes were set for laughs, but it's a kind of naive slapstick that gets tiresome fast. I can watch Laurel & Hardy for hours and laugh, but this is just dumb.

camera was mediocre at best. There were opportunities for breath taking shots over the ocean, ships in pursuit - but no. Closeups of silly people constantly.

All in all it is standard popcorn cinema stretched out to the max. Nothing new here, nothing special. No real adventure as everything is predictable, situations change back and forth, back and forth. I hope the later parts get better.