GENRE: Action/Adventure
RATING: PG-13 for violence, sensuality and innuendo
RUNTIME: 2 hour and17 minutes
STARRING: Johnny Depp (Sweeny Todd) Penelope Cruz (Blow), Ian McShane (Deadwood)
DIRECTOR: Rob Marshall (Chicago, Nine)
WRITERS: Ted Elliot & Terry Rossio (Pirates 1-3, National Treasure)
PLOT: Jack Sparrow searches for the fountain of youth. Of course, he has to be held prisoner by Blackbeard and his daughter to do so.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 Say what you will about sequels beating a dead horse, but I still enjoy watching Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow. The run, the puzzling looks, the half-drunk accent, it all just works so well together. Way to bring it again Depp!
2 The opening action sequence was fantastic. Not much detectable CG stuff, just some fun running, swinging and jumping.
3 The story was a little too predictable. Not many twists. I would have liked something a little grittier than the usual fare.
4 The ‘bad’ pirates are not all that ruthless. I expect a lot more random killings and unsportsmanlike conduct from my evil pirates. Maybe it’s because this is a Disney film but I wanted a little more from Ian McShane’s Blackbeard.
5 I didn’t miss Orlando Bloom or Kiera Knightley at all. The hot (dentally-challenged) mermaids and the preacher (your Bloom and Knightley love-story) didn’t steal too much focus from the task at hand.
RECOMMENDATION: Fun to see in theatres
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Thor
1 comment:
I wasnt totally sure if I wanted to go see this one becuase of the bad reviews Ive heard. But as long as Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow is just as good, Im there :)
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