Movie Review: "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

This third installation of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series opened this weekend. A resurrected Captain Barbossa, Will and Elizabeth set sail with the usual eclectic pirate crew to free pirate Jack Sparrow from the land of the dead. Davy Jones is now in the reluctant employ of the sinister East India Company head Lord Cutler Beckett. With Davy Jones’ help, Lord Cutler’s ultimate goal is to destroy Jack Sparrow and rule the seas. The central story is muddled by numerous poorly executed sub-plots including- a meeting of the pirate lords on Ship Wreck Island and the betrayal of Davy Jones and his lover Calypso. Rolling Stone’s Keith Richard makes a cameo appearance as Captain Teague, the head of Ship Wreck Island.

The movie plot was not cohesive. Many characters, who were thrown in to the cast from previous movies, contributed little to the story’s development. The special effects were dazzling. Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush’s performances as Captain Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa were above average. Aggressive editing of the final film and story line would have served this movie well.