Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Long title, long movie. And it’s not all that bad, thinking this genre never really attracted me (or anyone else, for that matter, as the pirate movies of the last decade have sunken faster than ghost ships disappear). In the capable hands of producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who has a golden touch, and under direction of George Verbinski (slow actioner The Mexican, and the scary The Ring), all is well. Tiny but tricky story, sails along with enough knots on the meter to make you dizzy. The love story however, was shoved under the carpet a bit. Atmosphere was flawlessly created with amazing sets and old fashioned explosive action scenes. Acting is particularly good with Johnny Depp taking the spotlight as a whacky pirate.7½.