Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is overloaded with a billion subplots, contains borderline shocking action around corners Disney-raised kids should not stray and is overlong by about a half an hour... This is the least of the films' worries because it accomplishes what any swashbuckling summer blockbuster sets to do and that is to entertain.

Depp manages to stay ahead of the weight of the heavy special effects and two dozen supporting players in reviving his signiture performance. What is so genius about it is that Jack Sparrow is a nasty, shallow pirate who does not deserve to get what he wants, yet we want him to because he is so likeable.