Johnny is fun. The script is solid, though it has a bit of Part 2-itis. It does feel overlong and bloated. Some very clever action sequences - a three way sword fight, spinning on the wheel. I like the writing better than the execution. It's ambitious. It tries to be a good film.
Problems in the first movie are exacerbated. Several characters remain underwhelming - Jack Davenport (and I like that actor) and the guy with a beard who is Depp's 2IC. I wish Tom Holland had done more - presumably he will in part three.
Orlando Bloom struggles even with the addition of a father. He and Keira Knightly seem monumentally disinterested in each other - they don't seem that keen in what's going on.
Heart. Maybe that's it - the film doesn't seem to have a heart. Best moment was the final kraken battle and Johnny D leaping into the creature. There were too few of those.
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