Captain Jack Sparrow is back!

With more SFX, more of the extremely lovable Jack Sparrow and more characters thrown into the mix of supernatural lore, Dead Man’s Chest is a fun voyage.

A couple of grips though (spoiler alert):
The funny one-liners and witty remarks are lacking in this sequel to Curse of the Black Pearl. The pithy exchanges between Jack and Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) was one of the main reason for Curse’s success. In Dead Man’s Chest, there is no one that is able to adequately rise to the challenge.
Dead Man’s Chest is also a tad too long. Certain parts could have been better edited.
Am also not sure about the budding love triangle between Jack, Will and Elizabeth – or maybe I’m just jealous ;)

It’s still lots of fun though and the highlight is still Captain Jack and his escapades. Although in this one, he does find himself in situations where he is unable to talk himself out of trouble. Davy Jones and his crew look great and the Flying Dutchman is impressive. Dead Man’s Chest is essentially the middle part of the trilogy so it does feel slightly unsatisfactory when it ends. However, the unexpected return of Barbosa almost makes up for it though.

So with the return of Barbosa, the love triangle and the rescue of Jack Sparrow, the final installment At World’s End looks set to end the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy with a big bang.