Jack Sparrow, chameleon extrordinaire.

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2004)

I enjoyed the film in the theatre and the DVD adds yet another layer to that enjoyment.
The background information reveals that the producer, director, writers, and actors were relatively relaxed, but thoroughly dedicated to creating a very entertaining story. They were doubtless intimidated by the recent theatrical failures of the pirate genre, and that only spurred their dedication. To our benefit.
But the leading man and the writers were not completely trusted.
The deleted scenes are quite telling. A number of them illustrate Sparrow's more sober and somber and ruthless characteristics and reveal him to be an even more ambivalent character...perhaps more than the makers of the film could credit the audience with accepting....but what a fascinating character he is. Hopefully, the sequels will allow Depp to fully inhabit this chameleon. I look forward to the possibilities.