Cinema review Pirates of the Caribbean (From Barry And District News)

Cinema review Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean has all you would expect from a modern day film with such a title, and surprisingly it has a lot more to offer.

Arriving to shore in what can only be described as an unconventional manner, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) embarks on a mission to find a new ship to sail the high sea on.

While in port the governor's daughter Elizabeth (Keira Knightly) is knocked off a wall and into the ocean below.

Jack saves her from drowning, only to be thanked by the local police with a noose around his neck come morning, for being a villainous pirate.

As night descends on the port a dark ship travels in, and before long it attacks.

With cannons blazing and swords drawn the pirates come ashore and wreak havoc in the town. The notorious Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and his cursed pirates take Elizabeth hostage.

The local blacksmith's apprentice and long-time friend of Elizabeth, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), who also has a crush on her, enlisted the help of Jack to try and save her from the world's most infamous pirates.

Together, the mismatched pair embark on an action-filled adventure that will involve sword fights, buried treasure and mutinies.

Based on a ride at Disneyland, The Pirates of the Caribbean is a wonderful and contemporary take on the old-fashioned pirate films.

Johnny Depp is marvellous as the camp Jack Sparrow, who seems to always have been plotting and plundering.

The film has plenty of energy, right up to the climactic ending, and the sets are crafted to a high standard for such an epic adventure.

Even though Geoffrey Rush is under-used, the moment he's on screen he lights it up with his likeable villain, Captain Barbossa.