There is one truly hilarious moment inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Jack Sparrow faces the noose once more.
But there is a new wrinkle.
His executioner offers Johnny Depps wily Jack the option of trying something new… a French invention.
Before he actually knows where hes headed, the good captain signs up to experiment with this guillotine.
And maybe in this sequence, it is.
But like so much else of this weekendsDead Men Tell No Tales, it tells no tale at all.
Rather, it is a remix of a previous aural high.
A callback to a sequence you mightve loved before, but now is merely watchable.
Although, this conceit is being challenged by modern studio brands.
In fact, with this current landscape, there is something satisfyingly old fashioned aboutPirates.
There are all the familiar elements, but they have been there from the series start.
But as his own character, there is nothing to Henry other than his earnestness.
The villain also takes on a familiar spectral shade.
Hell find Jack Sparrow.
Hell kill him when he does.
Folks want something new but will likely continue to line up for the same old tunes.
