Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Critic Reviews
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The dazzling, high-flying silliness is quite an achievement. The movie is better than it deserves to be, given its origins: a ride at Disneyland and Disney World. Read the full review
Pirates of the Caribbean moves easily from sunny 18th-century seafaring adventure to creepy zombie flick and back again.Read the full review
Finally, there's a big-budget popcorn movie that delivers what moviegoers hunger for: humor, action, thrills and charismatic characters. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the summer blockbuster we've been waiting for. Read the full review
Without Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, who play two rival pirate captains, "Pirates" might have gone straight to video. The two are a pleasure to watch, rescuing an otherwise forgettable film. Read the full review
Pirates is OK, in patches even better.Read the full review
Oozes atmosphere. The humor keeps it from becoming too creepy, but there are still a few chills to be had.Read the full review
Verbinski knows when to break out the stunning action sequences and when to let his characters dominate the film, and he handles both modes expertly. Read the full review
This noisy retread, a secondhand facsimile of a movie, is, except for the headache its boisterous sound level leaves you with, as forgettable as a bad day in the Disneyland parking lot. Read the full review
The large cast, costumed and made up as filthy scalawags and sinister buccaneers, gives tremendous energy to every scene. Read the full review
There may be nothing more fun for actors than experimental exaggeration, especially when filming on a Caribbean island. But there’s nothing that makes an audience feel less welcome than not being in on the joke.Read the full review
