Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
Ratings: 6.7/10
Category: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: 20 May 2011 (USA)
Run Time: 136 min
Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Ted Elliott (screenplay), Terry Rossio (screenplay)
Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane |
Storyline
Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past. Written by Walt Disney PicturesMovie Reviews
I had previously enjoyed the first and third of the Johnny Depp pirate movies though I was confused by some of the sequences.This one that I just watched with my movie theatre-working friend, I understood a bit more and, as a result, I enjoyed a little more especially with the addition of the beautiful Penelope Cruz as a former paramour who may or may not be on his side.There's also some good sequences with some mermaids that positively floored me with how they operate here.And the return of Geoffrey Rush as the one-legged crew member was also a treat here.Plenty of witty lines from Depp and some good swashbuckling sequences here and there were also good under new director Rob Marshall.So on that note, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is highly recommended.
