In a time of massive summer blockbusters, this high-sailing ship is definitely a crowd-pleaser.

Rating: 8/10 (9 September 2010)

An eccentric pirate (Johnny Depp) rushes to the rescue when the British governor's daughter (Keira Knightley) is kidnapped by his former shipmates. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Depp.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl is an enjoyable action adventure, based on a Disney theme-park ride, that barely has a coherent plot but still hits the spot - especially as Depp's Jack Sparrow, in this first film of the franchise, has the advantage of surprise. His mascara-lidded, swaggering, cockney pirate, a rock star by any other name, is a truly original creation.