Worth Seeing

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 2003)

I think the movie reviewers must have had bad days when they saw this movie, because their opinions are cranky and don't make sense! Pirates of the Caribbean is a blast to see, if only for the old-fashioned swordfights, romance, witty comedy and hilarious acting by Johnny Depp. Depp totally steals the show with his clueless swagger and drunken one-liners. Kiera Knightley and Orlando Bloom also perform relatively well, although I think Knightley's show in Bend it Like Beckham was better. Orlando plays a classic shy-but-determined romantic, which works well for him, especially since (fortunately for all the Orlando-lovers) he has more lines in this than in both of the Lord of the Rings movies combined. The movie as a whole is a good way to spend some time, and a ticket worth paying for (which can be hard to find sometimes). I absolutely recommend people see this film!