Very good action epic from the Caribbean.

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2005)

Very good action epic from the Caribbean.
After seeing the preview I was expecting a "lets make a movie for the sake of it" mentality with lots of special effects. I was somewhat surprised when I actually found it to be quite an entertaining and easy to watch film.
I was also very impressed with the effects, but especially the skeletal effects (believable without being gory).
Johnny Depp's grasp of "Jack Sparrow" is to be commended however I feel he was let down by the lacking and somewhat forced performances of two other characters. It is for this reason alone I give this movie an 8 instead of the elusive 10.
Interesting story with interesting characters, whats not to like?