not even average blockbuster

Rating: 3/10 (12 September 2003)

really bad film. there is no script, lousy direction [Verbinski got even worse since "the mexican (2001)"]and poor (cliche) characters. ***************** spoilers ********************
what kind of pirate movie is this, without a bad guy?!? barbossa wasn't evil at all and english officer was a noble man. sparow was from beginning too obviously a good guy. it should be more mixed character. maybe more selfish or something. missed genre is another thing: too much comedy and action, not enough adventure. the worst are action sequences which are meaningless because pirates are immortal. camera angle is changing too fast so you wont see any decent sword fighting neither. just ONE sea battle doesnt contribute much to the piracy of the movie.
**************** spoilers *********************** actors were more than average - depp was (probably intentionally) overacting, other were merely acting. special effects were nothing special. no better than in any other blockbuster. i liked the make up though.