Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) by Jean-Philippe G — 01 Jun 2016

Pirates of the Caribbean: the curse of the Black Pearl. The first time seeing pirates of the Caribbean, I was in the way, well fanboying the living hell out of it. The cast is really good. The story was fun, but for Pirates of the Caribbean let's just say it is a good popcorn flick. Jack sparrow aka Captain Jack sparrow, is played Johnny Depp. Good but not Oscar worthy. And as for the rest of the cast, like Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush absolutely kicks ass in this film. It's also very funny. Shrek writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio spice up the pirate genre as gamely as they did fairy tales; but on the comedy map it's Johnny Depp's inspired turn as Captain Jack Sparrow that really marks the spot. Depp, arguing that pirates were the rock stars of their day, models his entire performance on Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones: it's there in every slurred vowel and every drug-fried wiggle of the head. There's an endearing dignity to Sparrow's hunger for fame. "You are, without doubt, the worst pirate I've heard of," says one British officer. "Yes," replies Jack, "but you have heard of me." Gloriously over-the-top, this performance is pitched only as high as the film's fun factor itself. In terms of physical precision and verbal delivery, it's a masterclass in comedy acting. Depp steals the show, Keira Knightley is a lovely actress in this film. Pirates of the Caribbean the franchise itself is not everyones cup of tea, as for myself I am a huge fan of pirates itself. I love the lifestyle, steaming based on the Disney ride is very creative.

Pirates of the Caribbean the curse of the Black Pearl is a fun movie to go see. I don't recommend for all pirate lovers, I recommended for the people that want to have a little taste of Disney.

Grade.

8.5/10.