Super Fun, Super Long

Rating: Null/10 (15 July 2003)

If you have around 2 1/2 hours of free time, and you want to spend your time wisely you should go check out Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp (Jack Sparrow) was the one who saved this movie. Seriously, without Johnny I probably would have either fallen asleep or left. Sure, Orlando Bloom (Will Turner) did a great job leaving his elfish persona behind and performing in a role unlike what we have seen him in before, but he really did not make this movie. One performance that I did enjoy, although I wasn't totally blown away, was the performance by Keira Knightley (Elizabeth Swann). Her character seemed to mesh well with Orlando's character. Plus, Orlando and Keira seemed like they really enjoyed their roles and had fun. Geoffrey Rush (Barbossa) did absolutely nothing for me, and the character the Governor (Jonathan Price) was not up to par with the other actors indeed. All in all, the storyline is pretty awesome. Unrealistic most of the time, it still is fun. I had fun watching this movie, even though towards the end I wish it would have just ended sooner. I was tired. Who can blame me? Also, some of the storyline was pretty predictable. But what do you expect from a movie based on a ride from a theme park?