Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) by Amanda C — 16 Oct 2017

What happened to the characters we love? The few familiar faces that remain - who look as if they were dragged unwillingly into this - have been reduced to mere slivers of the interesting characters they once were.

Jack Sparrow is his drinking habit and his silly way of walking and absolutely nothing else. Barbossa is candy floss compared to the mysterious and multi-faceted treasure he once was. And Gibbs, who has always been a sincere friend of Jack, who stuck with him in any situation, didn't even falter or seem to acknowledge the weight of his decision at all when he chose to cut ties with Jack at the very beginning of the film. The franchise has been popular and mesmerizing for not only the world in which the films take place, but for the uniqueness and fascinating layers of the characters - all of which is completely lost in this film.

And I haven't even touched on the whole slew of flat, unremarkable and uninteresting characters that are introduced in the film.