| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"...a consistently rousing, funny and thoroughly entertaining summer action movie." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a movie that charms the audience and then outstays its welcome." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...Pirates of the Caribbean is fun - but only as long as you don't expect much." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"...this flick may just be the buried treasure of the summer-blockbuster season." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...boasts the season’s best production values, first-rate computer-animated special effects and a strong ensemble cast ready to toss your low expectations overboard." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...floods the screen with rough-house action and comic adventure." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Despite an appealing Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean is no thrill ride." more... |
C- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Trimming half an hour from this bloated, 143-minute blockbuster would have highlighted the film's treasures..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
" The movie is better than it deserves to be, given its origins: a ride at Disneyland and Disney World." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...solid fun." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"It could have been worse, but that's no excuse." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...eventually the concept buckles under the heavy blockbuster treatment..." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...a slight but disarmingly entertaining surprise." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...the summer blockbuster we've been waiting for." more... |
A- |
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