Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Reviews

Movie Reviews

• ultimately stays just afloat thanks to Depp's uniquely idiosyncratic scalawag

  by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]

• the most satisfying big-screen excuse for overpriced popcorn so far this summer

  by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]

• still the purest popcorn entertainment of the summer

  by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News ]

• 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 ]

• 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 ]

• 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 ]

• hilarious, clever, thrilling

  by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]

• delivers enough jaunty adventure and derring-do to keep fans entertained

  by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
• Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel ]
• Review rate : D+ Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]
• Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
• Review rate : D+ Reviewed by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun ]
• Reviewed by Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News ]
• 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 ]

Reader's Reviews

How many stars? 1 [Very Bad] 2 3 4 5 [Excellent]

   

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