Pirates Of The Caribbean, A Franchise which laid its foundations way back in 2003 and since then continues to enthrall audiences worldwide. It had created a distinguished fan base for itself who literally live by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow played none other than one of the greatest actors to live on earth Johnny Depp(In My Opinion). So its natural that expectations will be sky high for any movie arriving from this franchise. I too had the same expectations being a fan and after watching it I felt completely satisfied. It has all the elements which you expect from a good adventure movie.
This time the man behind the curtains is Rob Marshall, acclaimed for his works Nine, Memoirs of Geisha etc. Following the steps of Gore Verbinski who gave us the previous three movies all of which were brilliant is not easy and some critics panned did him down but in my honest opinion he did a great job. He brought his own style into the franchise and executed this one with panache. Not at any place I found the movie to be boring or dragging.
Talking about the cast, we have a star studded one here. With the familiar characters of Geoffrey Rush and Johnny Depp and Kevin McNally returning we have the new additions of Ian McShane and Penelope Cruz. No need to mention here but i still will that Depp again steals the show. Though this movie has a multitude of characters but he stands tall as Captain Jack Sparrow, a character tailor made for him. He always gets into the skin of this multilayered character and gives a brilliant performance every single time. Penelope Cruz enjoys the position of the single female lead this time and woos the audience with her no-nonsense cum Hottie act. Geoffrey Rush and Ian Mcshane shine in their respective characters of Barbossa and Blackbeard pitted against each other. Rest of the cast provided a good support.
The Movie was good in all the Technical Aspects. A Movie of this scale needs fair usage of CGI and the makers did that efficiently. One wouldn't be able to say that the movie relied only on special effects but the Plot and Screenplay were also good. The background score is lively and the original theme which is hugely popular is kept in this movie also. Cinematography was excellent as the lush forests, swamps and seas looked great on screen.
My Final Word is that franchise fans and Depp fans shouldn't miss it any cost. Though it could not match upto its predecessors but still its a decent addition to this great franchise.
I HATED THIS MOVIE, JUST DEPP's ACTING WAS THE HIGH POINT OF THE MOVIE, it had a rubbish script, poor direction and moreover, IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE "the Pirates Movie" at all. Since the 3rd installment, the movie series is kinda degrading. My rating for the movie would be 5/10. Zimmer's score and Johnny Depp's humor (quite a few) and performance were the only sparing part.
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