The Pirates of Caribbean: The Dead Man’s Chest
A long anticipated sequel to one of my favorite movies, which turned into a big disappointment for me.
It was so promising in the beginning – Elizabeth and Will are about to get married (though the pouring rain should have clued me in that the wedding might not be in the making for them). Lo and behold, Will is arrested by the new governor of the island, Elizabeth’s father is demoted and to get back to the wedding Will has to go find Jack Sparrow, the owner of the compass needed by the new governor. Elizabeth follows his trail through the Caribbean islands. From here on the plot is getting so muddled that at a certain point towards the middle of the movie the viewer is at risk to lose all the interest. There are some moments of fun, like the one with Jack as a king of the local tribe on the remote island and his crew their prisoners. Their escape from a certain danger of being eaten by the tribe was indeed rather hilarious.
But the more we delve into the storyline of Davie Jones, his ship and his chest, the more weird and murky the plot becomes. Not to mention the fact that the number of faces decorated with shells, clams and squids is increasing by the minute, which was a big turn-off for me. Another thing that really made me angry was an open end. These jokers have already paved the way to yet another sequel, even though they’ve botched this one! By the end of it only Caribbean landscapes were warming my heart. Even Jack Sparrow somewhat lost his appeal. And what’s the story between him and Elizabeth?! The saddest part is that I will go to see the sequel anyway, hoping that it will come out better than this one….