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Directed by
Gore Verbinski Written by
Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio Cast
Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport [more]
Release Date
• USA: Jul 11, 2003
• UK: 8 Aug 2003
DVD Release Date
• R1: Dec 2, 2003
• R2: 1 Dec 2003
Budget $125,000,000
Official Website:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for action/adventure violence.
Running Time
2 hours, 23 minutes
Country USA
Studio Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Walt Disney Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• The Pirates of the Caribbean
• Pirates of the Caribbean
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Reviews |
Pirates of the Caribbean is good, but not great. Swashbuckling adventures are few and far between these days, so it's a pleasant surprise to see one that is competently made. To add to the enjoyment, the movie never takes itself too seriously. If there wasn't so much action, it would be tempting to classify the production as a comedy. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
"Pirates of the Caribbean" is an adventure without rooting interest and only spectacle to sustain it. The movie is reduced to scene after scene of living humans fighting skeleton pirates, but because skeleton pirates can't be killed, there's not much point in watching. [read review]
--Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
It is as thrilling as a good theme park ride, with a coherent narrative that smartly juggles a full continuum of heroes and villains, comedy that seems oblivious to gratuity, and great star power from its two leading men, Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp. [read review]
-- (Hollywod Reporter)
Pirates of the Caribbean suffers from the fact that, well, it's over-long and boring. Yes, it has some moments, but what Ebert wrote is true, there's a really good 90-minute movie buried somewhere inside the 2 ½ hour Pirates. [read review] 6/10
-- (CHUD.com)
Wonderful swashbuckling adventure that delivers everything you could possibly want from a pirate movie, plus a little more besides – jaw-dropping special effects, a superb script and a show-stealing performance from Johnny Depp. [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
Moreover, "Pirates" is cleverly and consistently funny. The screenwriting team of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio actually get some decent one-liners and character bits in the movie, and remarkably, not all of them belong to Depp. [read review]
--Jeffrey M. Anderson (San Francisco Examiner)
The script is so concerned with double-crossings and mythology that it doesn’t bother to give Will and Elizabeth more than a couple of scenes together, which undermines the potential poignancy of their unconsumed romance. [read review]
--Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is surprisingly good, but it probably would not have been half as entertaining if it were not for Johnny Depp's commanding performance as Captain Jack Sparrow. [read review] 
-- (Hollywood.com)
...probably one of the best action flicks of the year. There may be a lot of holes in the plot of the story and at moments there may be no point to certain sword fights, but that doesn’t seem to matter at all. [read review] 9/10
--Joseph Kastner (Movie-Vault.com)
The movie with the summer’s longest title also boasts the season’s best production values, first-rate computer-animated special effects and a strong ensemble cast ready to toss your low expectations overboard. [read review] 
--Sean O'Connell (FilmCritic.com)
There is a clear sense here that Pirates of the Caribbean is a whole lot more than “just another summertime popcorn-muncher” and damn if everyone involved doesn’t pull it off with flying colors. [read review]
-- (eFilmCritic.com)
Trimming half an hour from this bloated, 143-minute blockbuster would have highlighted the film's treasures, not the least of which is Johnny Depp's endearingly eccentric performance [read review] 
--Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
If anyone should be complimented, it's the choreographer department. The fight scenes were just excellent, and Verbinski's use of "the moonlight" made for one hell of a fight scene. [read review] 
--Mr Disgusting (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
While the plot and action are all deliberately familiar, director Gore Verbinski steers a continual course for sheer, mindless, rope-swinging, crow's-nest-hollering summer fun. [read review]
--Jami Bernard (New York Daily News)
Shiver me timbers! Johnny Depp's outrageously coiffed buccaneer steals the show in an awkward pirate epic that's jampacked with energy, ambition and spectacular effects. [read review]
--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
And while Pirates may be as overlong as its franchise-minded title, the characters are so engaging, the action so entertaining, you won't really care. [read review]
--Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
On the other hand, the cartoonish violence is unobjectionable, the above-and-underwater photography luscious and the musical score stirring. [read review]
--Ron Weiskind (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Johnny Depp’s memorable performance is the comic equivalent of Daniel Day-Lewis’s equally remarkable Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York. [read review] 79/100
--Dan Jardine (Apollo Guide)
There's lots to be enjoyed and, while never in much danger of becoming viewed as a classic, this is one of the summer's better releases. [read review] 7/10
--Gary Panton (Movie Gazette)
I will probably actually see this again. It feels like a film most people will eventually watch during their lives. [read review]
--Lincoln Gasking (CountingDown)
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" is one of the few must-see films of this summer. [read review]
--Paul Clinton (CNN Showbiz)
This is one hell of an entertaining ride that shows how summer movies are supposed to be like. [read review]
--Brian Gallagher (MovieWeb)
An entertaining film with something for all ages - and Johnny Depp's best ever performance [read review] 9/10
--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
A rip roaring adventure across the seven seas. [read review] 
--Carl Lazarevic (MovieWeb)
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