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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 206

Fresh: 93

Rotten:113

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Consensus: POTC: AWE provides the thrilling action scenes, but mixes in too many characters with too many incomprehensible plot threads.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of action/adventure violence and some frightening images

Runtime: 2 hrs 49 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:May 25, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $309,404,152

Synopsis: After the action of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, anti-hero Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is trapped in the netherworld of Davy Jones's locker. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) has returned from... After the action of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, anti-hero Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is trapped in the netherworld of Davy Jones's locker. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) has returned from the dead to aid Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) in their quest to rescue the beloved captain. They journey to Singapore to ask for help from notorious pirate Sao Feng (Chow Yun-Fat), and with this new alliance, they travel to the edge of the earth to find Jack. Then they will join forces with the world's most powerful pirates to unite against Lord Brackett (Tom Hollander) and the East India Company. AT WORLD'S END is an exercise in excess, boasting a running time of nearly three hours and a labyrinthine map of double- and triple-crosses. Characters return from the dead and change allegiances with ease, thanks to the magic of Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris) and the pirate code of ethics--or lack thereof. Though the third film in the series is filled with action and special effects befitting any blockbuster, it's the performances that make the movie memorable. Depp has earned an Oscar nod for his role as Jack, but he's not the only one who shines. With Jack locked away, the film sits on the strong shoulders of Rush, as well as Stellan Skarsgard as Bootstrap Bill and the brilliant British actor Bill Nighy as Davy Jones. Despite having to act behind a mess of CGI tentacles, Nighy nearly steals the show, as in the previous films UNDERWORLD and LOVE ACTUALLY. This is literally and figuratively the darkest entry in director Gore Verbinski's trilogy, as the film trades the sunny skies of the Caribbean for the world's most treacherous seas. There's plenty of rum-soaked humor, but it's balanced by betrayal and sacrifice. [More]

Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush

Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy, Chow Yun-Fat, Tom Hollander, Stellan Skarsgaard, Kevin McNally, Jack Davenport, Naomie Harris, Mackenzie Crook, Peter Badalamenti

Director: Gore Verbinski

Director: Gore Verbinski
Screenwriter: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a hearty, bumpy sea marathon. For some, it will be a fun ride; for others, it will be an ordeal. I'm somewhere in between.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
02/02/09
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly

Ho-hum, ho-hum - it's the same old bilge again!

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
07/07/08
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

a little disapointing, but still fun

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
04/09/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

A few laughs, some fantastic CGI and a great cameo from Keith Richards aside, this is turgid and tiresome.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/05/08
Ian Winterton
Channel 4 Film

Both sequels to the original film are confusing and long. But the third does improve on the second, because at least something happens.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

At World's End's greatest sin, just like the second film, is that it forgets to be fun.

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

It's unlikely many fans will have the patience to sit through this soulless, yet visually enticing voyage to nowhere more than once.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
01/02/08
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Although visually impressive, At World's End is a bitter disappointment considering how fresh and exciting the crew was just a few years ago.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
12/09/07
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Not for the logically minded or the seasick prone, the film, like its two predecessors, is a dizzing concoction of multiple simultaneous stories taking place either in the real world or anybody's unhinged imagination, take your pick.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
11/30/07
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

For a long time -- although definitely not all the way to the interminable finale of this whale of a nautical exercise -- you're likely to enjoy what you'll see

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
11/08/07
Janos Gereben
Entertainment Insiders

When it hits, it is absolutely the best of the three films, but when it misses, it is endlessly tedious.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Yo ho ho and a bottle of regulations!...has the soul of a three-hour U.N. committee meeting. Gods' bodkins, me hearties, this movie blows like a whale from the vasty deep.

Full Review Source: KyleSmithOnline.com | comment Comment
07/31/07
Kyle Smith
KyleSmithOnline.com

POTC: At World's End strives for epic-ness, but it's not an epic. It's fluff. And fluff should never, ever exceed more than 1 hour and 47 minutes, including end credits.

Full Review Source: Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) | comment Comment
07/26/07
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

The best in the series.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Jerry Bruckheimer hasn’t produced a movie this undignified since Pearl Harbor -- that cornucopia of corn and bombast, where he ransacked history and sullied patriotism.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment Comment
07/11/07
Armond White
New York Press

The wild, unstoppable commercial success of the Pirates franchise has freed Verbinski to spend a lot of time on flights of fancy and mythological asides.

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07/10/07
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian

It is not a great film, but it captures an innocence rarely seen in theaters, let alone in mega-hyped summer blockbusters.

Full Review Source: Stranger Song | comment Comment
07/03/07
Rob Humanick
Stranger Song

"At World's End" is a sweepingly ambitious movie that, alas, takes too long making its point, and far less effort in doing something meaty with the opportunities given to it.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
07/01/07
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Mind-bogglingly, there’s virtually no swordplay for the first two hours; when Keith Richards shows up for his soused cameo, the visual joke hangs in the air.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
06/30/07
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York
 
 
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