Sunday, May 29, 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Genre: adventure / fantasy
Synopsis: Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is back, along with Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and Gibbs (Kevin McNally).  This time around, there is no Keira Knightley and no Orlando Bloom.  The two new characters (Angelica Malon) (Penélope Cruz) and Blackbeard (Ian McShane).  The English, Spanish, Blackbeard and Angelica are all trying to find the Ponce Deleon’s Fountain of Youth.  Jack is just trying to stay alive and out of prison  . . . and maybe find his old ship, the Black Pearl.

My two cents: I liked this better than the 3rd installment in the series . . . but that was a pretty low bar.  Penélope Cruz was a nice addition, but I think they should have used her more.  Ian McShane also played a pretty good Blackbeard.  Other than those two, I found much of the movie to be boring.  As with the other movies in this series, be sure to wait for that final scene that comes at the end of the credits.

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