Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 218
Fresh: 117 | Rotten: 101
Gone is Depp's unpredictability and much of the humor and originality of the first movie.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 24
Gone is Depp's unpredictability and much of the humor and originality of the first movie.
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Average Rating: 3.9/5
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Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) returns to the screen for another round of supernatural adventures on the high seas in this spirited sequel to the 2003 Disney hit, which re-teams original director Gore Verbinski with original screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. As Will (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) prepare to exchange vows at the altar, their wedding plans hit rough waters with the arrival of sea-bound scallywag Jack Sparrow. It seems that Sparrow owes a substantial
PG-13, 2 hr. 31 min.
Jul 7, 2006 Wide
Dec 5, 2006
$423.0M
Buena Vista
All Critics (222) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (123) | Rotten (104) | DVD (35)
The new plot has all the appeal of a seaweed sandwich, being dark, salty, and indigestible.
This second film is pretty much all thrills, special effects and nonstop action -- but with virtually no cohesive or compelling story line.
'Complications arose, ensued, were overcome,' Jack says at one point. Not entirely, but Dead Man's Chest is worth weighing anchor for, regardless.
In every other way -- as adventure yarn or as satire on that form or merely as an enjoyable entertainment featuring a wonderfully sly and subtle actor -- it is not merely a loser. It is a disaster.
For the most part, Dead Man's Chest stands on its own and even makes a few halfhearted attempts to say something.
The second Pirates of the Caribbean movie is a sweet umbrella drink leaving no hangover, two hours and 20 minutes of escapism that once again makes the movies safe for guilt-free fun.
An action-packed but too-long flick for kids 12+.
The kind of sensory bombardment that replicates less a Disney theme-park ride than an extended stay at a Guantánamo base cell
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.
[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.
a good sequel
A patchy and overlong sequel but still full of humour and top-notch action.
This movie is the very definition of water torture.
It's not as strong as the first installment, but Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is still entertaining . . . in a big, high-concept way.
As you'd expect from a sequel, everything that made the original interesting is amplified to within an inch of its life.
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.
Surpasses its predecessor in making entertainment out of nonsense.
Dead Man's Chest is simply something we've been missing most of this entire summer - a film that's truly alive.
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.
A fun ride like its predecessor setting up what should be a fun finale. Depp, Bloom, and Knightly shine. Good supporting cast as well.
May 2, 2007Super Reviewer
Everything Depp does in this movie is completely predictable for all who've seen the first Pirates movie and its packed with even more infectious CGI and its even more stretched than the first one.
December 2, 2011
Super Reviewer
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