Fantastic!

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2003)

Pirates is quite possibly the best movie I have seen all year. It has that special quality that reminds us why we love movies so much, it is an escapist. It has absolutely everything you'd want from a great movie; there's adventure, romance, suspense, comic relief and some great special effects. The acting is fantastic, Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow completely steals the show and puts in his best performance in a long time. No joke, this man deserves to be nominated for an oscar. The rest of the cast is very good as well, each person manages to create a character that you really care about. Kiera Knightly will definetly be headed to superstardom after this one, not only is she a great actress she is simply gorgeous. The bottom line with pirates is that it is a fun movie but avoids becoming cheesy because you actually care about the characters and the outcome. It is a movie everyone can enjoy, very young kids might be frightened but there is enough comic relief to keep it from getting too dark. If you are going to see one movie this summer, make it Pirates of the Carribean.