Ok but needed subtitles.

Rating: 7/10 (23 September 2003)

Certainly the chunks of the film that were not in English could have done with subtitles. Orlando Bloom was the only one who seemed to speak clearly all the way through.
A slightly below average film. A ok plot but with an ending you could clock from a mile away. The fighting scenes (which 99% of the time never interest me in any film) seemed particularly pointless here given that the enemy couldn't be killed.
As said several times the two pairs -the 2 pirates & 2 guards (English too- there was a surprise) were pathetic characters. That was the biggest problem with the film it tried to be funny & failed and couldn't seem to make out whether it wanted to target itself at kids, adults or everyone. Consequently, with such a laid back plot, it became difficult to keep concentration with the plot, who was cursed, why, how etc etc.
Still, it was an ok story, had some good scenes, kept me reasonably interested and was acted well.
5/10