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Movie Info


Genre :

Adventure, Action, Comedy

Release Date :

July 07, 2006

Director :

Gore Verbinski

Starring :

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard, Naomie Harris, Alex Norton, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Rush, Jonathan Pryce

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

“..ultimately stays just afloat thanks to Depp's uniquely idiosyncratic scalawag..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3 of 4

“..the most satisfying big-screen excuse for overpriced popcorn so far this summer..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
3 of 4

“..still the purest popcorn entertainment of the summer..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
3 of 5

“..not every moment is thrill-packed, but it's not without some very nice points of interest that make the effort worthwhile..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
3 of 5

“..not as spectacularly inventive or as magical as the first film, although it has its good points with its thrills and fantastic situations..”
by Michael Janusonis [The Providence Journal]
2 of 5

“..largely eschews the charm and fun of the original film..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..Intermittently fun and high-spirited..”
by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]
3.5 of 5

“..hilarious, clever, thrilling..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3 of 4

“..delivers enough jaunty adventure and derring-do to keep fans entertained..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Sandra Hall [The Sydney Morning Herald]
Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety]

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