Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
The new plot has all the appeal of a seaweed sandwich, being dark, salty, and indigestible.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
17 Jul 2006
fresh:
It ought to sink from the weight of the cargo, but it's buoyed by another high-wire performance from Depp.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
8 Jul 2006
rotten:
This second film is pretty much all thrills, special effects and nonstop action -- but with virtually no cohesive or compelling story line.
– Bill Zwecker,
Chicago Sun-Times,
7 Jul 2006
fresh:
'Complications arose, ensued, were overcome,' Jack says at one point. Not entirely, but Dead Man's Chest is worth weighing anchor for, regardless.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
7 Jul 2006
rotten:
In every other way -- as adventure yarn or as satire on that form or merely as an enjoyable entertainment featuring a wonderfully sly and subtle actor -- it is not merely a loser. It is a disaster.