Pirates of the Caribbean the Curse of the Black Pearl

A Jerry Bruckheimer production

Directed by: Gore Verbinski

Starring: Johnny Depp Orlando Bloom Keira Knightley Geoffrey Rush

Rating: *****

Plot: A group of pirates have kid napped a young woman in hopes of figuring out how to release themselves from a curse. A black smith in love with this woman teams up with another famous pirates to find the ship keeping her captive, The Black Pearl. As we go on more is revealed about the pirates tale and much sword fighting ensues. I also must mention this curse on the pirates makes them once moon light hits them turn into skeleton creatures who can't be killed.

Acting: I haft to say Johnny Depp is one of the coolest people alive. He plays the pirate Jack Sparrow a man who always seems to be drunk. Its simple this movie would not have worked unless Johnny was in this movie. He brings such charm to this movie its amazing he is so funny and gives this movie one hell of a fun flow. His goofy attitude makes this character work and you really do believe this guy is a pirate. Now Orlando Bloom who has now become a teen age girls new dream boy is also in this movie. I don't know why so many people like him so much. He was in Lord of the Rings movies but he doesn't say much and he has a couple good scenes but come on, he's also in Black Hawk Down but mind you he plays the guy who falls off the helicopter at the beginning of the battle. He again is not a stand out character he is so stale and plain and the usual hero who is in love type character. Depp totally blows this guy away acting wise and steals every scene he is in with Bloom. So I mean he does his job but in the end I doubt many will even remember he was even in this movie. Keira Knightley on the other hand will be remembered and for good reasons. She was the British girl in Bend it like Beckham and she stood out in that film. Here she does just an amazing job as lead actress and I love her I hope to see more of her in movies in the future(not that way). Now Geoffrey Rush has the perfect acting job in this movie. To play the bad guy in a movie like this has got to be fun and we can see he did. He was just great and a very good pirate.

Directing/Writing: Gore Verbinski made The Ring which had a great style and it is obvious this man has great eye for film making. He brings such a great vibe to this movie. Its darkness works for the time period were working with. This movie could have easily been over the top and very stupid. Or another director could have made this movie for kids and not very serious or cut back with the violence. Gore did not do this at all, he brought a darkness and kept this movie in between serious and campy and it really worked I was stunned. He was even able to put many different refrences to the ride through the movie(Like the song and many others if you look). I also haft to comment on the fact that the writers of the script are brilliant for writing such a good movie off of a ride. This movie alone has everything for a great summer movie and something that will last through the ages as a classic in film.

Overall: Yo ho Yo ho this movie is for me. I am seeing it again when it comes out and I hope others do too. S go if ye dare to see one of the greatest movies of this year. Jesus I wish I was a pirate.