PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END [2007] review

June 9, 2007 · Print This Article

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END brings a successful close to the Pirates trilogy, saving it from being just spectacle as is what the second installment brought it to. I didn’t notice the long running time at all, save for realizing the length of the final battle sequence. The length of it really draws the viewer into the action, making the viewers feel a bit as exhausted as the characters must. The pacing was excellent, virtually no scenes dragged (save maybe a little Jack’s on screen introduction).

There are many spectacular scenes in the film, which is what one goes to an action adventure film for. To feel like one is on top of the world along with the character, unstoppable. The ludicrous factor is down again after spiking in the second film. The seemingly separate agendas of every main character and how they may or may not end up in opposition or cooperation mirrors the cleverness and surprises of the first installment’s script. The dialogue is much sharper and much funnier this time around. One sequence that made me laugh in particular was when people first called for Captain Barbossa’s to be shot, then they said cut out his tongue, and finally Jack chimes in with, “shoot him and cut out his tongue and then shoot his tongue.”

Keira Knightley is feisty and more from beginning to end, which worked almost all the time. Orlando Bloom was still kind of an anchor, though he served his purposes. And Johnny Depp was allowed to let Captain Jack go on as he does but also with a purpose that grounds the insanity keeping it from just being nonsensical slapstick.

There were quite a few references to the Disney World ride of the same name. Having been on it at least 5 or more times in my life, I appreciated seeing them getting some screen time.

I found the ending to be quite satisfying and offer a bit of symmetry. And since I stay until the very end of the credits for every movie I watch, I got to see one last surprise.

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