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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 211

Fresh: 112

Rotten:99

Average Rating: 5.9/10

Consensus: Gone is Depp's unpredictability and much of the humor and originality of the first movie.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images.

Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jul 7, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $423,032,628

Synopsis: The second part of a trilogy, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST is a fantastic tale of pirates, love, and the supernatural. Blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and his upper-class love... The second part of a trilogy, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST is a fantastic tale of pirates, love, and the supernatural. Blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and his upper-class love Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) are preparing to wed when they are confronted with a warrant for their arrests because they helped the notorious pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) escape the authorities. Their only choice for a pardon is to find Jack and return to Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) with the flamboyant captain's compass. Will's attempt to track Jack down, however, becomes an adventure unto itself: Jack is being held captive on an island where the natives think he is a god. To make matters worse, the infamous Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and his Flying Dutchman crew are after Jack, seeking his soul to repay a debt. With his beard of tentacles and a lobster claw for a hand, heartless Jones is no mere mortal. He and his men are slowly evolving, taking on the attributes of various sea creatures, and with the help of a giant sea monster, the Kraken, they rule the waters. Seeking respite from his fate with Davy Jones, Jack enlists the aid of Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris), a practitioner of the supernatural, in an effort to locate the Dead Man's Chest that supposedly contains Jones's still-beating heart. Whoever possesses the heart controls Jones, and thereby controls the seas. And so the adventure continues as Jack, Will, and the Black Pearl crew track down the Flying Dutchman in search of redemption. This rollicking summer adventure, directed by Gore Verbinski (THE WEATHER MAN, THE RING), features multiple intersecting storylines, unique stunts, and a pithy script that lets each main character shine, while the costumes and makeup for Jones and his sea creature crew are nothing short of spectacular. [More]

Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy

Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgaard, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally, Jonathan Pryce, Naomie Harris, Tom Hollander, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, David Bailie, David Schofield, Martin Klebba, Peter Badalamenti

Director: Gore Verbinski

Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Producer: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Bruce Hendricks, Eric McLeod
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Overblown to the point of monotony, the second installment in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise is a prime example of too much money and not enough story.

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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

[This sequel] takes what worked the first time and redoes it only bigger and louder - in the process losing all the charm that made the first film so much fun.

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

a good sequel

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

A patchy and overlong sequel but still full of humour and top-notch action.

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

This movie is the very definition of water torture.

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

As you'd expect from a sequel, everything that made the original interesting is amplified to within an inch of its life.

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

I had a ball watching the film as it careened from set piece to set piece, whether it be a chase scene, a sword fight or a battle on the seas.

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
05/31/07
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

Surpasses its predecessor in making entertainment out of nonsense.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
05/20/07
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

Dead Man's Chest is simply something we've been missing most of this entire summer - a film that's truly alive.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
03/24/07
Brian Tallerico
UGO

No doubt will end up one of the most popular and successful sequels in cinema history, but like the small act that grows too big too soon, the initial enchantment has faded.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/22/07
Rex Roberts
Film Journal International

Just because you can do something does not mean you have to. Long and noisy is not enough.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/03/06
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Two and a half hours of cinematic slog.

Full Review Source: Nation | comment 1 Comment
11/11/06
Stuart Klawans
Nation

Yes. Johnny Depp is again hilarious as Capt. Jack Sparrow. Yes. Keira Knightley is fetching in period duds. And, yes, Orlando Bloom is in fine swashbuckling form.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
10/09/06
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

An empty vessel... bloated beyond all recognition, and [evidencing] absolutely no flow or consistency -- there's nary a human heartbeat here in its two-and-a-half-hour-plus running time.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
09/17/06
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

In spite of its small shortcomings, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest deserves praise for being an old-fashioned popcorn movie that knows how to entertain.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
08/31/06
Russ Breimeier
Christianity Today

Dead Man on arrival.

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08/21/06
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

It's a bloated, unstructured, overly long conquest of style over substance. Yet it can't be faulted for its effort to give its fans a booty of eye-candy, dashing action sequences, and enough tongue-in-cheek humor to make even cynics smile.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
08/14/06
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Fantasía desbordante que saciará los apetitos visuales más exigentes.

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
08/11/06
Luis Martinez
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