“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” enthusiastically delivers on its promise to entertain its audience.

With last year’s poorly executed “Country Bears” looming over its head (and firmly entrenched in our memories), Disney has redeemed itself with their latest "ride-to-movie" outing.

From stem to stern this rousing adventure shines ship-shape and Bristol fashion. “Pirates” is a perfect summer film. And with sparkling performances by Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Kiera Knightly and Orlando Bloom - this one boat you won’t want to miss.

It gets 4 stars and carries a PG-13 for action adventure violence.