One Of Best Movies In A Slim July

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2003)

Lots of comments on this film ... suffice to say, I liked it. Why? It was fun. It was a costume/pirate/lighthearted/adventure/love/horror movie all wrapped in one. Doing a Keith Richards impression (much better than the switched mom in "Freaky Friday"!) Johnny Depp makes the movie. As his nemesis, Geoffrey Rush chews the scenery pretty well too ... the good guys are somewhat vanilla, but as a fan of the show "Coupling," the British admiral was a fun choice. All the film needed was one good naval battle, and it would have been near perfect light summer fare.