Overall a Fantastic Movie

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 2003)

I originally had some doubts when it came to POTC, and was somewhat pleased when I had to cancel on seeing it. When I did finally get around to seeing it, I was blown away.
Johnny Depp gives a wonderful performance as the roguish, bumbling, half-drunk, handsome ;-) Captain Jack Sparrow. His character is not one we will soon forget.
Geoffrey Rush is awesome as the cursed Captain Barbossa. Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom weren't bad, but I just found their characters to be boring.
Coming in at just under two and a half hours, some view Pirates as too long, while other, more obsessive fans, didn't want it to end.
So, all in all, if you want a fun, swashbuckling, good for the whole family but you actually WILL enjoy it unlike some other movies who said that too, check out Pirates. You won't be sorry.
*****