Heres Pauls review…
Jack Sparrow is a durable sort, to say the least.
Lets address the elephant in the room right away: this review may as well not exist.
It is totally and utterly redundant.
So hasOn Stranger Tidesrectified these issues?
Is the series back on track?
The answer is a resounding kind of.
After some playful fighting and flirting, Jack is tricked by her and knocked out.
Despite this, the story is nowhere near as scattershot and hard to follow as the previous two films.
Perhaps my biggest grievance with the film is the way it completely botches the character of Blackbeard.
Ian McShane can certainly do evil and terrifying, as anyone who has seenDeadwoodwill attest.
His wickedness inOn Stranger Tidesextends largely to having the magical power to operate rigging with his mind.
Hardly the stuff of nightmares, really.
I just cant quite pinpoint why.
A big factor is probably its length.
It moves at a cracking pace.
I was rarely bored duringOn Stranger Tides, which was a nice surprise after the last two outings.
Maybe its the supporting performances.
Richard Griffiths has a lot of fun playing King George II as an 18th century Uncle Monty.
It could be the 3D, which is actually genuinely impressive at points.
Mainly though, its down to Jack.
On Stranger Tidesisnt a great film.
To be honest, its not even a good one.
Jack certainly is a durable fellow.
Hes managed to weasel his way out of another tight squeeze.
Rating:
3 out of 5
