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By Laurence Boyce (64) for The Baltic Times (37) on 13 Dec 2011

If it had been cut to about 90 minutes, this could have been a bright and breezy adventure that zipped along at a cracking pace…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Greg Maki (546) for Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (546) on 05 Nov 2011

You know the old saying 'less is more?' I present to you exhibit A: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Ryan Cracknell (408) for Movie Views (286) on 27 Oct 2011

Continues to steer the same course as its predecessor sequels, focusing on convoluted storylines that zap all the fun and energy that made…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 19 Oct 2011

An unsteady plot and mostly juvenile humor take over for much of the film's 137 minutes, which though blessedly shorter than installments two…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for MSN.com (63) on 16 Oct 2011

Director Rob Marshall stages slapstick like dance choreography and action like a theme park ride. Which I guess is appropriate…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 25 Sep 2011

After four movies, Pirates is beginning to feel a bit like a soggy, waterlogged plank that's been afloat in the salty sea a bit too long…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Jeremy Heilman (393) for MovieMartyr.com (391) on 11 Jul 2011

Saying that less is more with reference to a film that vomits so much over its audience is absurd yet oddly appropriate here…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Brandon Fibbs (448) for BrandonFibbs.com (287) on 05 Jul 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides suffers from an extraordinary lack of imagination, something that cannot be said of its predecessors,…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Brian Gibson (578) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) (665) on 21 Jun 2011

Disney-sanitizer wafts through--there are few bloody, mercenary moments. Some action sequences are cartoonish…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Wesley Lovell (690) for Cinema Sight (678) on 12 Jun 2011

As far as franchise films go, this one is better than the previous two. On its own, the film still lacks depth, but is at least entertaining…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Leonard Maltin (609) for indieWire (3,631) on 07 Jun 2011

Remember how fresh and novel Pirates of the Caribbean seemed in 2003…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Nathaniel Rogers (250) for Film Experience (395) on 04 Jun 2011

The mermaid attack is a worthy blockbuster spectacle but Johnny Depp's once intoxicating originality has all but evaporated; it's more of the…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 04 Jun 2011

An early sequence in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides showcases its best idea: two Captain Jack Sparrows…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 02 Jun 2011

Just wish this movie had made me feel something, anything, even disappointment or anger. Instead, all I'm left in is a benign state of indifference…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Linda Cook (1,442) for KWQC-TV (Iowa) (236) on 02 Jun 2011

Welcome to the fourth installment of Avast and the Furious…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Burl Burlingame (127) for Honolulu Star-Advertiser (127) on 02 Jun 2011

It all goes on and on, and becomes excessively complicated without becoming clever, and there's a real sense of arrogant laziness about the…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Gazette (MD) (105) on 01 Jun 2011

It's not the summer's must-see movie, but it's a fun welcome return to form for a series that proves there are still some exciting escapades…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 31 May 2011

This latest chapter isn't sharp enough to restore the sense of discovery that made that 1st outing so exciting, but it's enough to make up…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Mark Ramsey (290) for MovieJuice! (290) on 31 May 2011

Aye,' said one scurvy swab, 'Did ye notice that Penelope is dressed like she be commanding the S.S. El Torito…

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 27 May 2011

Does pretty much what it sets out to do -- play up and on those things that have worked in the previous films…

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