Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

This is an original work in an antique mood. The actors and authors all have fun with the genre without making fun of it. Rather, they revive it.Read Full Review »

Finally, there's a big-budget popcorn movie that delivers what moviegoers hunger for: humor, action, thrills and charismatic characters. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the summer blockbuster we've been waiting for.Read Full Review »

Pirates of the Caribbean moves easily from sunny 18th-century seafaring adventure to creepy zombie flick and back again.Read Full Review »

An improbably entertaining, if overlong, adventure that brings new meaning to the term "summer camp." Doubloons! Ripped bodices! Unbuckled swash! Rum galore!Read Full Review »

It's a good thing that Geoffrey Rush and Johnny Depp are on hand to jack up the acting department. Their characters, two world-class goofballs, keep us interested even during entirely pointless swordfights.Read Full Review »

Oozes atmosphere. The humor keeps it from becoming too creepy, but there are still a few chills to be had.Read Full Review »

Pirates offers something for everyone: Bloom and Depp for the ladies, big action and Knightley for the men, self-aware gags for the postmodern crowd, Depp and Rush for fans of top-rank scenery chewing.Read Full Review »

Convoluted but diverting.Read Full Review »

The dazzling, high-flying silliness is quite an achievement. The movie is better than it deserves to be, given its origins: a ride at Disneyland and Disney World.Read Full Review »

When Pirates of the Caribbean is good, it's certainly something to behold.Read Full Review »