Shivers the timbers

Rating: 9/10 (2 September 2003)

This film is a lot of fun, with great (over)acting from Jonny Depp (in his most attractive role yet) and Geoffrey Rush. It is a fairly simple story but with everything you could want; plenty of swashbuckling, zombie pirates, a lovely heroine with lovely eyebrows, Gareth from The Office, and Jonny Depp.
Orlando Bloom still can't act and clearly really wants to be as cool as Jonny Depp, which he is not. And there is nothing cool about elves fighting the enemies of Middle Earth with extreme sports, such as surfing down stairs on a shield. However, a film like this doesn't require much acting from the hero - he just has to stand there and look good, which he does.

The best pirate movie since A Muppet Treasure Island.