![]() ![]() Salazar’s motivation, when revealed, is pretty pathetic, and Barbossa’s (Rush) return doesn’t make sense either. Unfortunately, in between some enjoyable set pieces – including a daft bank robbery in which the whole building is dragged through the streets, and Jack’s escape from the guillotine – there’s not much plot to be found to propel the movie along. Throw in a tough damsel named Carina (Scodelario) who Henry meets along the way, a ghostly Spanish baddie named Salazar (Bardem) who wants revenge on Jack, and the presence of the Royal Navy (led by David Wenham), and you have the makings for an action-packed sea adventure. To do this he needs to find Poseidon’s Trident, and he needs Jack Sparrow (Depp) and his magical compass to help him. This time around, the dashing young hero is Will’s (Orlando Bloom) son Henry (Thwaites), who wants to free his dad from the curse of the Flying Dutchman so he can finally leave the sea’s murky depths and return to land. A retread of the plots from the previous four Pirates Of The Caribbean movies, this watery summer flick ties up a few loose ends, throws in a few fun slapstick scenes, but ultimately fails to thrill in the way that the original did. ![]()
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