Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) by Moe F — 05 Nov 2017

It's not as bad as the critics say it is, but it's still without sins. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a fun summer blockbuster with fun action scenes, awesome CGI, a terrific soundtrack, great cinematography, and a decent villain from Javier Bardem (Way better than Blackbeard).

But to all those pro's, theirs cons. The performances from our new-coming kids (Kaya Scodelario and Brandon Thwaites) come off as wooden and like they have no interest in being here, to add to that, their chemistry feels very forced, the story is at times, a bit of a mess, Captain Jack Sparrow doesn't feel as badass as he was back in the first 3 where he would do this such as: sacrifice his chance for immortality to save Will, came back to save the Pearl from The Kraken, actually confront the villain rather than hiding (I mean, he did confront Barbossa and Davy Jones), and so on.

The plot is the same as all the other movies, their are some subplots and characters in this movie that don't need to be there, but are, and it's humor at times feels very dull at times. Overall, Pirates 5 is a turn your brain off fun blockbuster that returns Depp to his iconic role and leaves you wanting more.