A 21st century makeover for a traditional swashbuckling romp

Rating: 9/10 (15 August 2003)

Shiver me timbers, hearty! This has got to be the best entertainment of this type I've seen in a long time. Errol Flynn himself would be very pleased at this makeover. Depp is fantastic as Captain Jack Sparrow and 'camps' it up magnificently, and now adds another great movie to his credits. He is very ably supported by the rest of the cast but is head and shoulders above them all! Some of the humour seemed to go over the heads of the younger audience but I laughed out loud loads of times. Great music and the special effects are brilliant especially the underwater scenes. I had thought that 2.5 hours would seem a bit long for this type of movie but the time just disappeared. Superb family viewing; a must for everyone. Certainly one for the DVD collection. Did Orlando Bloom get his hat etc. in the final scene from Errol Flynn?