An All-Around Action-Thriller Summer Movie

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2019)

13 July 2003. Though a bit violent for small children and a bit long in some places, Pirates has tidbits for all movie goers, old and young, male and female. There is the romance, there are the fight scenes, there are the ghost/horror elements, there are the cute comedy bits that all make up for a rather fun, entertaining film for everyone. Johnny Depp almost steals the show with his anti-hero antics. The movie ultimately stands up to honest scrutiny for all characters for the most part by the end, though perhaps Barbossa could have been even a more complex character making the movie even more dramatic and riveting. The climax avoids the usual melt-down to action and blustery fury, using instead a more moderate and superior ending device. Overall, Pirates rates eight stars out of ten.