It's hard to not like this.

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2019)

It's hard to imagine a better movie for watching when all the family is round.
This swell throwback to the swashbuckling genre manages to hit all the right notes and still be so au courant.
They realize this sense of a different time and place with such expertize and vividness, you believe you're in a new world of vintage adventure and peril. It makes the rather daring move to add a supernatural antagonist but the judgement is just right.
The use of good humour from all characters but especially the inimitable Captain Jack is a rare treat in adventure comedy where everyone's chemistry with everyone else is impeccable.
Thrilling, captivating, funny and also pretty terrifying in fits in starts this will make you fall back in love with blockbusters.
The sequels kind of wrung out the charm but the first one is a masterpiece of easy to watch, satisfying adventure.