Actually Pretty Damn Good, flawed but much better than the critics reviews

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2010)

This movie was much better than the poor reviews it got, and actually better than I hoped, and I'm no softy when it comes to reviewing movies but I think both this and Robin Hood got a bad rap by the critics, both movies while flawed were still quite enjoyable. I think this movie fell victim to a bad ad campaign that actually made the movie seem LESS interesting than it really is. Gemma Arterton shines in this, her most verbose role to date, and Gylenhaal is actually pretty damn good as well, though outdone by his co-star, and Alfred Molina puts in a great performance as "comic relief" for the movie. I think the most ridiculous part of the whole movie is the damn British accents (WHY !???). To compare it to Bruckheimers' other famous franchise I would say it is faaar better than "Pirates 3", slightly better than "Pirates 2" and not as good as the original "Pirates", that should give you a good idea of what to expect.