Genre: Action / Adventure
Running Length: 2:09
Cast: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Orlando Bloom
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE has the shortest running length in the series but yet it felt long. That is usually an indication I was not fully engaged. I think the problem with this outing is that it recycled what was familiar from its predecessors and regurgitated it. As a result, it felt uninspired. As the famous saying goes, don't rock the boat. I believe audiences who have yet to be exposed to any of the Pirates movie would enjoy this 5th installment.
When the first movie came out way back in 2003, I thought Cap'n Jack Sparrow (Depp) would be the answer to Indiana Jones in-the-sea but alas, it wasn't the case. What is missing from the subsequent Pirates movies (including this one) is a sense of danger and adventure.
For example, in the beginning of this movie, there is this runway bank/house chase scene which just kinda goes through the motion. Now compared that sequence with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade tank chase scene, I was at the edge of my seat! Come to think of it, the runaway bank chase scene was so cartoon-y, it looked like something out of a Looney Tunes episode.
Thankfully, Depp's Sparrow was not left, right and centre in this installment but he is well balanced out with "mini Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann"; Henry (Thwaites) and his gutsy love interest Carina (Scodelario). As for Depp's portrayal of Cap'n Jack Sparrow, it feels like Jack Sparrow is doing a parody of Jack Sparrow :(
In conclusion, Salazar's Revenge (I still don't get it why they use that subtitle in this part of the world vs Dead Men Tell No Tales. Mungkin more edgy-kut...) has some really impressive CGI work but its plot is unnecessary convoluted. Hence, it ends up as another one of those loud and busy but ultimately forgettable summer movie.
RATING: 6/10
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