Gibbs, Sir Paul McCartney as Jack’s uncle, and Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa. The newest chapter in the ongoing saga stars Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar, Brenton Thwaites as young Henry Turner, Kaya Scodelario as a plucky self-taught astronomer named Carina Smyth, Orlando Bloom as Will Turner (Captain of The Flying Dutchman, remember?), Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann, Kevin McNally as Mr.

Shake your head and get confirmation upon all you thought you already knew about this movie. There are plenty of reviews telling you just how worthless this swashbuckling adventure is and how 2.5 hours of your time would be better spent mowing your and your neighbor’s yard. If you want a hate-spewing review or an anti-Depp, anti-Disney tantrum, do another search. This is a positive review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. You might have guessed it already, bucko. In the grand scheme of things, this film – good ol’ number 5 in the series – is a pretty harmless good time. Avast ye! It’s a big world out there and we are so small indeed.

The latest Pirates of the Caribbean tale, starring Johnny Depp as the scoundrel Captain Jack Sparrow, is also more grounded and a wee bit more emotional than expected, but Dead Men Tell No Tales remains a swashbuckling affair that makes no apologies in its reach for the starry skies above our heads. The Black Pearl might still be trapped within a bottle, but this flick shoots as quickly and as straightforward as lightning across the sky. Yo ho! Directed by Norwegians Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg ( Kon-Tiki) and written by Jeff Nathanson, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales moves swiftly, energized by the new blood involved in the project. The magic in the kingdom is still there, mateys.

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