Pirates of the Caribbean 4 premiere went on last night at the Cinestar, Mall of the Emirates.
Clocking in at heavyweight two hours and 15 minutes, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides may be a little boring entertainment for some viewers. The plot is unnecessarily complicated and for an action adventure, there is a bewildering amount of talking.
After escaping custody in London, Cap’n Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) learns that someone is impersonating him in order to raise a crew to find the mystical fountain of youth. Determined to get there first, he quickly departs with Captain Barbosa (Rush), legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), old flame Angelica (Penleope Cruz) and the entire Spanish fleet hot on his heels. Not only does the fountain of youth have to be found, but to use its powers not one but two missing silver chalices must be utilized, one of which must be filled with a mermaid’s tear.
Real fun rises to the surface rarely. The early set-pieces have the high-production values that you would come to expect from such a caper: Jack’s escape from the clutches of King George culminating in a carriage rooftop chase is entertaining , if predictable, and Jack’s sword fight with his doppelganger in brewery echoes the thrills of the forge fight in the first movie. Here lies the problem – Jack might be running for his life, but there is never a feeling that he might not get away. The sense of danger is not there and no excitement fills every escape, every supposedly daring rescue is rendered perfunctory.
So far, The Pirates Of Caribbean franchise has reportedly made Walt Disney over $2.6 billion . When you have got a license to print money, there is no financial reason to stop making more. Johnny Depp is reportedly receiving a $55.5 million payout, that makes it difficult to figure out a reason why he wouldn’t reprise his role.
