Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) by Virgonoshaka — 30 May 2017

After the dissapointing fourth movie, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from another Pirates of the Carribean, but oh and behold, this one is... better. Going back to the roots of the franchise (at least in plot) the fifth installment of the swasbuckling Disney's series is a lot more fun and entretaining that the previous one, with all around mostly funny lines, a heist that is easily one of the best moments of the franchise and a full circle in its story for the main characters of the series.

While Johny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow will probably never be as cool and interesting as he was whe the series started, I can say that al least in this movie he seems to try harder and that helps him be fun for the most part.

The new characters are a little bit on the nose, but as a said, back to basics seems to do, and after all, in this kind of movies the basics work for the better. The villain is interesting for the most part and Javier Barden plays him fine, and the connection they make to Jack's past is actually very intersting.

So all in all, an ok to good movie, with nice action, some funny lines, and good score all around. And really, just hearing the familiar notes of Klaus Badelt's theme makes me want to draw my sword and sail to the horizon, so the movie doesn't have to do much to entretain.

This movie is not better that the first three, but at the very least, is does much better than the last one and gives me hope that the finale that is most certainly coming can recapture the seas at least one last time.

Recommended for pirate's fans or action movie fans that are not expecting a grand thins. For everybody else, if you have a free afternoon maybe you can watch it, but don't expect that much.