Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

"[An] ugly skyscraper of a film; to build it must have been a monumental undertaking (that cost Disney a reported $230million), but what, if anything of merit is the outcome...?"

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There has never been a truly awful, awful entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. But there's only ever been one that was truly any good. Dead Men Tell No Tales does nothing to alter these assertions.

I would not begrudge anybody who enjoyed their time with this latest Pirates ...

If only we could recycle our waste as efficiently as Disney appear to be able to recycle this theme! Once again, we find "Jack Sparrow" (Johnny Depp) in a bit of bother from someone from his past. This time it is Javier Bardem ("Salazar") who has escaped from his purgatory in the "Devil's Triangle" ...

It was a lot better than the 3rd installment, it was more memorable than the bulk of the 4th...but there are issues.

The charm of the original two is missing and Jack seems worn down and not nearly as much fun as he was in past installments.

He seemed to go from the lovable scoundrel that Fore...

Part 5 has Jack Sparrow now on a quest for to find the trident of poseidon. Still a lot of the original crew is missing as well. Still a good movie and lots of crazy scenes.