Gorgeous sets and photography. Great to shine some light on Chinese pirates. Some funny moments and imagination. Stunning visuals - all those boats, and the maelstrom. Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush are fun.
Long. Flabby. Felt heartless. Took ages to get going. Starts of bleakly with lots of hangings including a kid. The "villain" is trying to rid the seas of piracy. This is bad because...? The villain is undercooked.
The film doesn't have a heart. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley's love should be the core. They don't like each other for the first hour for silly contrived reasons (he thinks she wants Johnny Depp - nothing wrong with a love triangle but it's set up poorly). Who cares about Orlando and his dad? I forgot Orlando in the movie.
The only time Keira seemed into Orlando was when he was leaving. Keira K is perhaps the most photogenic woman in cinema at the moment but her acting can be iffy and it is here.
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