Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
What critics thought
Johnny Depp's eccentric, scene-stealing turn as Jack Sparrow is the film's undisputed centerpiece — critics who loved it and critics who didn't largely agreed on that much. The divide falls on everything around him: the action sequences, the bloated runtime, and whether a two-and-a-half-hour theme-park adaptation can justify its own ambitions. Audiences have embraced it far more warmly than the critical consensus ever did.
“Pirates of the Caribbean belongs to Johnny Depp...Take away Depp, and you're left with a derivative and dull motion picture.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“I love it, but much in the way I managed to love The Phantom Menace -- in spite of its bloat, swaggering self-importance and largely neutered characters.”
Gregory Weinkauf·Dallas Observer
“a fast-moving, wickedly funny and vividly mounted distraction that brings to mind adventure romps like The Mummy, The Princess Bride and The Mask of Zorro.”
Duane Dudek·Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“spends far too much time on its huge supporting cast of pirates (nowhere near as entertaining as everyone assumes) and on bloated adventure set pieces”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“a triumph of turgid theme-park hackery over the art of cinema”
Mark Kermode·The Guardian
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Gore VerbinskiDirector
Johnny DeppJack Sparrow
Geoffrey RushBarbossa
Orlando BloomWill Turner
Keira KnightleyElizabeth Swann
Jack DavenportNorrington
Jonathan PryceGovernor Weatherby Swann
Lee ArenbergPintel
Mackenzie CrookRagetti
Damian O'HareLt. Gillette
Giles NewMurtogg
Angus BarnettMullroy
David BailieCotton
Klaus BadeltComposer
Terry RossioWriter
Ted ElliottWriter
Dariusz WolskiCinematographyPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
What critics thought
Johnny Depp's eccentric, scene-stealing turn as Jack Sparrow is the film's undisputed centerpiece — critics who loved it and critics who didn't largely agreed on that much. The divide falls on everything around him: the action sequences, the bloated runtime, and whether a two-and-a-half-hour theme-park adaptation can justify its own ambitions. Audiences have embraced it far more warmly than the critical consensus ever did.
“Pirates of the Caribbean belongs to Johnny Depp...Take away Depp, and you're left with a derivative and dull motion picture.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“I love it, but much in the way I managed to love The Phantom Menace -- in spite of its bloat, swaggering self-importance and largely neutered characters.”
Gregory Weinkauf·Dallas Observer
“a fast-moving, wickedly funny and vividly mounted distraction that brings to mind adventure romps like The Mummy, The Princess Bride and The Mask of Zorro.”
Duane Dudek·Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“spends far too much time on its huge supporting cast of pirates (nowhere near as entertaining as everyone assumes) and on bloated adventure set pieces”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“a triumph of turgid theme-park hackery over the art of cinema”
Mark Kermode·The Guardian
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Gore VerbinskiDirectorJohnny DeppJack SparrowGeoffrey RushBarbossaOrlando BloomWill TurnerKeira KnightleyElizabeth SwannJack DavenportNorringtonJonathan PryceGovernor Weatherby SwannLee ArenbergPintelMackenzie CrookRagettiDamian O'HareLt. GilletteGiles NewMurtoggAngus BarnettMullroyDavid BailieCottonKlaus BadeltComposerTerry RossioWriterTed ElliottWriterDariusz WolskiCinematographyStream
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