Non-stop action

Rating: 7/10 (11 July 2003)

I viewed this film with our 12 year old son July 10. I was a bit dubious about the fighting and skeletons but he handled all the action just fine. It's a fun film with beautiful cinematography and costumes. It's also 2 1/2 hours - so get the big sack of popcorn! I would not recommend this for children under 10 years old, it has some scary scenes with those skeletons and stormy seas. Our son, when he was 9, was very frightened when we rented Titanic because of all the flooding. I'm a Geoffrey Rush fan and he was great but I have to agree with everyone - Johnny Depp stole the show by his charisma, not fighting abilities. There's a great duel scene in here, too. The leading lady does a fine job for her part - she just needed to be a bit feistier. Thank you.