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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Gore Verbinski

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy ...

6.4

100,770

Adventure. Fantasy. Action. Comedy Once again we're plunged into the world of sword fights and "savvy" pirates. Captain Jack Sparrow is reminded he owes a debt to Davy Jones, who captains the flying Dutchman, a ghostly ship, with a crew from hell. Facing the "locker" Jack must find the heart of Davy Jones but to save himself he must get the help of quick-witted Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan. If that's not complicated enough, Will and Elizabeth are sentenced to hang, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"You won’t find hotter action, wilder thrills or loopier laughs this summer (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"[It] lacks the magic of original (...) A noisy and lazy stopgap movie that goes absolutely nowhere and takes 2 ½ hours to get there."	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It batters you with novelty and works so hard to top itself that exhaustion sets in long before the second hour is over."	NEU
United Kingdom	Dan Jolin Empire	"Too long, and too wrapped up in its various plot contrivances to notice it's veering off course. But Jack just about pulls the wheel back, aided by Verbinski's flair for cartoonish comedy action (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"More so-so than yo-ho (...) The barnacled bad guys who menace Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are more comical than threatening. But Depp is amusing (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times	"This 'Pirates' is closer to Peter Jackson’s 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, with similar mixed reactions of frustration and delight as the end credits roll"	NEU
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"I was worn down by the excess (...) Too much violence, pop nihilism, and sick humor. But the Disney logo at the beginning is neat"	NEG
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"[Depp] is the primary reason the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' franchise holds any interest, yet the filmmakers seem to be under the impression that the dead-eyed likes of Bloom and Knightley are an equal draw"	NEU
United States	David Edelstein New York Magazine	"[It] has so much going on that you forget about niceties like plot or suspense."	NEU
United Kingdom	Paul Arendt BBC	"The problem here is too much money and not enough wit. The script's not so much a story as a tin of sardines (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Steve Rose The Guardian	"It takes a tortuously long time to get all the narrative plates spinning, but things fall into place once the real villain of the piece is unfurled (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	John Hazelton Screendaily	"[It] is bigger, longer and more spectacular than its predecessor but at the same time less breezily entertaining"	NEU

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