A waste of time.

Rating: 5/10 (22 July 2003)

I just got back from watching this movie. I should first mention that I had no idea what this movie was about (beyond Pirates). All I knew about this movie was that it did great over the weekend. I don't understand where all the comments about this movie being good, and Johnny Depp acting great are coming from! First, the overacting by Johnny Depp was driving me crazy! I kept expecting to see Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy show up on screen. His character had no purpose in the movie! The nice compass he had could have been given to any other character, and the plot of the movie would not have changed a bit. The characters were so shallow, I had no strong feeling about any of them. There was nothing very interesting about the plot either. It was so simple, that reading the one sentence plot outline from imdb.com tells you everything you need to know about it. The best part of the film is the visual effects, very stunning throughout the entire film! Overall, I give this film a 5/10. If you've got nothing else to do, go see this film and watch the nice visual effects. But remember to turn your brain off before the movie starts, or you'll end up with a splitting headache by the time it ends.