The second feature film to combine two of 20th Century Fox’s most popular franchises doesn’t skimp on gizmos or gore, just on characterization and dialogue.
Considering it is based on a Disney theme park attraction, Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is surprisingly good, but it probably would not have been half as entertaining if it were not for Johnny Depp's commanding performance as Captain Jack Sparrow.