Johnny Depp's one-man comedy show: Great!

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2004)

Let me just say that without Johnny Depp's performance this would only be a so-so adventure film by Gore Verbinsky (who did an amazing job with "The Ring"). But Depp was never as powerful and funny as in this picture, and he's supported by some fine actors like Geoffrey Rush and British newcomer Keira Knightley.
A great disappointment, though, is Orlando Bloom's so-called acting. After his overrated debut in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he chose to change bow and arrow against swords. He's decidedly lovely but utterly deadpan, his lines come out badly (how did he ever manage to go through acting school?), and his performance as Will Turner is quite clumsy. One wonders what he will do in a part that requires no fight scenes...