Awesome, awesome, awesome!

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2004)

I have to admit, I was a little put off by the trailer for this movie. At first it looked like a cheap, commercially-oriented piece of garbage aimed at 12 year olds. I am glad I took the time to sit down and watch it, this is one of the best new movies I've seen in a while. Johnny Depp's character was quite likeable and the whole "high seas adventure" was played up very well. The first thing I thought when I saw that it was a pirate movie is "long, drawn out scenes of bad swashbuckling." Surprisingly, this movie isn't at all bad in that respect. The amount of action satisfies, yet respects the audience's intelligence.
The end is somewhat disappointing, as if Disney had to tack on a feel-good, although unrealistic ending.