Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

I usually think that a good spell of time between an original and a sequel is a good thing. It gives everyone space to refresh the ideas and develop the characterisations. That's pretty much what Gore Verbinsky has done with this superior follow-up to the 2003 story. This time, we don't really need to spend much time on the who's who bits, so can head straight to the action which for the next 2½ hours follows "Jack Sparrow" (Johnny Depp) double-dealing as only he can trying to stay one step ahead of the vengeful "Davy Jones" (Bill Nighy) with whom he…

In most aspects, this movie earns five stars. But the whole "Elizabeth loves Will, but the compass points to Jack/weird sexual tension with Jack" was kind of stupid. There's really no need for the leading lady to have a thing for BOTH leading men, especially since it never becomes anything bigger. Will seeing Elizabeth kiss Jack led to a rift in their relationship that could have been easily fixed with simple communication (and I am not a fan of the miscommunication trope). I'm also a little tired of films that show women only being able to get what…

Part 2 introduces Davy Jones. Jack Sparrow has owed Davy a debt. Now Davy intends to make Jack make good on that debt. One way or another. Really awesome sequel.