Pirates 4 Review - Jack is Back!!

Welcome back Jack Sparrow! The fourth installment in the franchise has Jack unwillingly and willingly searching for the fountain of youth along with a few new and old faces. Of course Jack has his own ambition trying to regain his beloved Black Pearl.

Like it predecessors, this movie is visually stunning. Each frame of film could be picked out and looked at as if it were a masterful illustration.

The cast in this film does a fantastic job. Special note to Ian McShane and his portrayal of Blackbeard. This character easily trumps Davy Jones in his level of wickedness and lack of care for other lives. Indeed he plays the role as a true heartless pirate through and though. Once again Geoffrey Rush does a magnificent job of playing Captain Barbosa. Always my favorite character in the franchise for his ability to breath new life into the cliche pirate character.

The story itself is pretty good, full of ins and outs, mutinies, double crossing, and a little bit of romance for good measure. Also worth pointing out is a very creepy moments in which our heroes and villains are attempting to procure a mermaids tear. Easily the most eerie sequence in the entire franchise.
All in all this movie was great. I would even dare to say better than the last two. My only negative feeling towards it was the lack of some of my favorite characters from the previous films. You may remember them as the skinny pirate with the wooden eye and his stocky friend or Pintel & Ragetti. Other than that this movie was a quite a treat. But don't take my word for it check it out for yourself and tell me what you think.

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