Hugely entertaining with a top notch performance by Johnny Depp

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2013)

I have never been a massive fan of Johnny Depp in the past, but I must admit that his performance in Pirates of the Caribbean was nothing short of perfect. He really stole every scene that he was in and really helped in making this a fun and entertaining feature.
What's also great about Pirates of the Caribbean is that the story itself is both captivating and compelling. Basically, the Pirates of the Black Pearl led by Barbossa (brilliantly portrayed by Geoffrey Rush) kidnap the governor's daughter (Keira Knightley)after they discover that she has the missing gold piece that they need to lift the curse of the Black Pearl.
Upon realising that she has been kidnapped, blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) calls upon the help of eccentric pirate Jack Sparrow (amazingly performed by Johnny Depp)to help in the mission to rescue her. Turner recruited Sparrow as he is a pirate himself and was a former ally of the Pirates of the black pearl and therefore he knows where they will be heading. A crew of pirates are hand picked to assist in the rescue - there is one scene where Sparrow asks a couple of questions to one crew member, but this crew member can't speak as his tongue got ripped out so a parrot does his talking for him. Genius!
POTC combines all of the elements of great film making; good acting (particularly by Rush and Depp), impressive special effects, humour - Jack Sparrow is utterly hilarious - check out the scenes where he gets slapped by several different women and the scene where he is marooned on an island with Knightley's character. These scenes are absolutely hilarious. There are also plenty of battle sequences to keep fans of action happy too and these battle scenes come fairly frequently so the film never becomes dull.
If you like films that have a mix of humour, action, combined with a compelling story and pretty impressive special effects then look no further.