There's nothing like a wise-cracking, rum-drinking, womanizing pirate...a great movie.

Rating: 9/10 (6 August 2003)

Johnny Depp is a master of "period accents." Excellent comedic timing. Orlando Bloom is an excellent complement. The sword fight in the smithy was a comic and choreographic gem. Keira Knightley was easy on the eyes, to say the least. Geoffrey Rush...well, Geoffrey Rush was ALMOST as good as Depp. And the special effects, although not of the BAM! in your face variety, were nonetheless spectacular in subtle ways like the parting of clouds on a stark, moonlit night at sea.
This movie was not just a ride on a boat; it was a trip...