After being sentenced to death together with his fiancé, right on their wedding day, Will is left with only one option. He must seek the Captain Jack Sparrow whose compass points the way to a notorious dead man's chest. Not long after, they find themselves running from a bunch of undead pirates and a mythical creature known as the Kraken.We follow the adventures of the protagonists of the first installment as they must face once again a couple of supernatural creatures in order to achieve their goal. Once again, old tales will come to life and our heroes will have to do what it takes to make things right, at least for them.To start with the beginning, we have the same main characters as in the previous movie, but less developed and apparently, less involved in the outcome. Thus, you don't get to care so much about their fate, making the actions somewhat pointless. To make matters worse, the part which made the whole adventure a real treat, which is the comedy, somehow faded into the fog. It wasn't as present, as funny or as intelligent as it was before. They somehow expected it to be funny out of the box, through stupidity, irony or basic gags.Fortunately, the visual part is very good, doing its job well in animating the story. Speaking of which, following the trend of the other features, it lacks substance, depth or some sort of spark that might make it a bit less linear than it is. If its predecessor required a bit of polish in terms of storytelling, this one definitely required plenty more attention which it didn't quite receive.Overall, what you get is a big downgrade in terms of amusement, thrill or suspense. It's kind of predictable and it seems to not put much effort in maintaining the quality of its predecessor. It's a shame from my point of view, as I really enjoyed the first one so I had high hopes regarding this one. Too bad...

This movie is dumb, but still entertaining. Its not as good as the first movie. The effects, cinematography, and the acting are all good. The plot isn't as dumb as some of the later movies, but not as good as the first one.

Three years after the instant classic The Curse of the Black Pearl (10/10) the Pirates franchise returned, yet with another banger. What makes the series so great is that it is filled with so many great actors, that always deliver. The story is straight forward and gripping from the first minute. There is this real passion and real tactile sense of evil, perfectly portrayed by Davy Jones, who could also top Captain Barbosa from the first outing as the series best main villain. The movie is like a puzzle, the more you watch the more it gets interesting, the more you see the connections between the multiple storylines. Johnny Depp once again is amazing acting the highly charismatic, funny and cool Jack Sparrow so damn well. What holds me back from giving Dead Man's Chest a 9 or 10 is that it is what it is. A middle chapter with no real ending, although Barbosa's return is a real feel good moment: 8/10

The sequel of the excellent "Pirates of the Caribbean" is for me missed. So yes, Johnny Deep is still very good, yes, the special effects are very good but that is not enough. Already, I must say, I don't like the fantastic. In the first opus, it didn't bother me but in this one I really didn't like and so Davy Jones is certainly very charismatic but I really didn't hang. Otherwise, it remains a sequel and I find that, even if one remains in the atmosphere of the first, there is disappointment. And if not, concern the end (which I would not spoil), personally, I'm not really hyped, even a little dubious. Well, it's not a bad movie but for me, it's not a good sequel. I hesitated between putting 7/10 or 6/10 but after seeing the third film of the saga, which I preferred but which is not worth more than 7 for me, I opted for a 6/10. Not a good sequel.