Filled with Action, Adventure and Laughs.

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2003)

Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom is a must see movie this summer, and is easily the best Pirate film ever made. Despite its PG-13 rating (mostly for violence), this movie is entertaining and fun for people of all ages. Johnny Depp is tremendous in his role as Captain Jack Sparrow, and depicts this pirate character in a way that no other actor could have. He is truly remarkable. Orlando Bloom lacks the charm that Depp carries, yet he too plays his role well as Wil Turner. Keira Knightley from Bend it like Beckham also stars along with Geoffrey Rush.
While the movie is long, 146 minutes, it moves along at a good pace. The audience seemed to get a bit restless only after the movie had climaxed and continued on for another 20 minutes. While I believe the movie could have been shorter, Depp kept my attention to the very end.
While many movies this summer such as Bad Boys II, Hulk, and Terminator III advertise with action and violence, this movie has action, with humor and good fun on the side. The cast has already signed on for a sequel. I really liked this movie. If your looking for pure entertainment, with no thinking or worrying, go see "Pirates". It is a painless, sit back and relax movie. ****/5 stars.