Review
Many people jumped on their high horses after the second movie saying it was too long and they didn’t like the fact that it ended in a cliff hanger. The story was too complex and there where too many characters. I have some news for them. The third instalment has an even more complex storyline, is ten minutes short of three hours long and will throw you into some wild stomach turning rides. Can this movie live up to the hype of the first and second movie, and can it conclude, answering all the questions raised, effectively?
I was totally caught off guard by a moving opening scene which takes us straight back into the world, which the East India Trading Company is trying to rid of Pirates. The scene sums up what the Pirates try to but never really learn in this film. They have to work together.
Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) allied with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) end up in Singapore, trying to get a map from Chinese Pirate Sao Feng (Chow Yun-Fat). The map leads them to World’s End where Jack is loosing his mind in some extremely funny moments. Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris), the voodoo witch is still with them and has a few secrets to share during the movie.
Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) of the East India Trading Company has made an alliance with Davy Jones (Bill Nighy). He has to deal with Beckett because, as we saw in the second movie, he’s the one who currently has the chest holding Davy Jones’ heart.
The movie is filled with amazing special effects which throw the viewer around the ships as they battle it out whilst the sea tries to swallow them. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones makes an appearance as Jack’s father and I have to admit they do work well together on screen. Elizabeth is definitely becoming a true pirate in this movie and it is great to see Keira taking the character to a whole new level. Unfortunately Bloom was a bit dull, I suppose you could argue he is worried about his coral father, and only really comes alive near the end of the film. The fight sequences, although long, are spectacular to watch, as swords swing in every direction.
This trend of long movies is worrying me lately because you get tired after staring at the screen for over two hours, never mind three! The dialog in the movie was terribly complicated at times, never mind that you are exhausted after being thrown about the ship, and even though I tried I often battled to catch everything they where saying. There are some gruesome scenes thrown in, which insure that kids younger than 13 should not be watching the movie, and yes they are slightly worse than the last two.
The movie has its flaws but the brilliant acting, directing and score make the plot come together beautifully, concluding the trilogy with a bang and living up to its hype. Viewers will be wowed by the effects, and roll over laughing at some hilarious scenes, look out for the monkey. All in all I think it gets a well deserved 8/10.
