Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
I have always been a big fan of Johnny Depp. His choice of roles are always interesting and seldom mainstream. From Hell to being a Dead Man, he seems to always border on the fringes of Hollywood without stepping squarely into “Summer Blockbuster”. Pirates, I think, is a pretty big departure in that sense for him but I’m glad he did it.
Take the following ingredients: Orlando Bloom (Legolas of Lord of the Rings fame), Johnny Depp, an always competent Geoffrey Rush and introduce Keira Knightley, who’s practically Wynona Ryder with a really really good figure, mix in swashbuckling, treasure, ships, a generous dose of explosions and sword fights and finally add a touch of light humour. Formulaic? Hell yes. Enjoyable? Definitely.
Johnny Depp, as always, steals the show with a great performance. For those of you who haven’t seen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – go see it. Especially if you liked Depp’s role because he pretty much took his Hunter S. Thompson performance, put on a pirate hat instead of a fisherman’s hat, took off his funky sunglasses and grew out his hair. Not to say that’s a bad thing. In fact, it’s a very good thing because his Hunter S. Thompson role was superb so if you haven’t seen it before, you’re in for a treat.
I doubt anyone who’s reading this review hasn’t seen it yet but if it’s till in theaters for you, go see it. If not, go and make friends with a person who owns a nice home system. As usual with summer blockbusters, they’re much more fun with big screen and big sound.
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