Brilliant

Rating: Null/10 (30 September 2003)

I had serious doubt about a Disney movie based on a funride. The fact that it was a pirate movie only added to that (remember Cutthroat Island, anyone?) More or less forced to watch it, I was very pleasantly surprised. Johnny Depp delivers a performance I think even he will find hard to top. Geoffrey Rush was good as Barbosa. Keira Knightley was brilliantly cast however, playing ms.Swann with conviction and clearly with a lot of fun. Finally, Orlando Bloom. Yes, what to say of Bloom? Good, but as he showed in LOTR, he can do much better then this.
The movie itself was very funny, and with enough action to keep everyone's attention focused on the screen. The ladies will adore Depp and Bloom, and the fella's? Well, let's just Keira Knightley can call me anytime, however unlikely that may be.
Great effects mixed in with good stuntwork and absolutely superb acting, with Depp delivering an absolutely believable yet over the top Captain Jack Sparrow. I enjoyed it a lot, and can recommend it to anyone.