It is such a sight to see, somebody stealing the show.

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2005)

Yes, Johnny Depp walks away with the movie or playfully struts away, to be more exact. He will get you through the first few viewings. Once Depp recedes, temporarily, into the background, you see the work of the good script by Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot(Aladdin, Shrek). The script gives us not one, but two pairs of bickering buffoons, a ghost story, a little romance, a little adventure, a lot of comedy, and a pirate treasure hunt. It is unpredictable. This movie might have failed without it's superbly game cast. Geoffrey Rush has almost as much fun as Depp with several good lines. Jack Davenport nails the deadpan British style of humor perfectly and is contrasted nicely by the foppish Pryce. Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom are not given much to do, but they make the most of their parts. Kevin McNally makes a fine salty dog. Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Cook steal every scene they are in as a couple of silly pirate Abbott and Costello types with Agnes Burnett and Giles New as their lesser soldier counterparts. The real success of this movie is how it takes the old and makes it feel new again.
(monkey brings medallion to Barbossa with Jack on it's tail)Barbossa: "Why thank ye, Jack." Jack: "No problem." Barbossa: "Oh, not you, we named the monkey Jack."