It's fitting that this fourth installment of the mega booty-hauling franchise revolves around a quest for the fountain of youth. Here's a property that would give its right arm for some rejuvenation, having worn out its welcome last time round, way back in 2007. And having already paid an arm and a leg to persuade johnny Depp to reprise his Jack Sparrow role, you wouldn't imagine it had many more limbs to spare.
But the logic seems to be, if you're splashing out on your star, you'd better make a splash with the rest of the movie. This splashes so much, its stranger tides almost drown it. It's a succession of ever-escalating action sequences. At first they're stunning, then they're routine, then they're wearying.
There is at least some new blood to power this rejuvenation exercise
- Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides
- Production year: 2011
- Country: USA
- Directors: Rob Marshall
- Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Stephen Graham
