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Film · 2003 · Fantasy
Pirates of the Caribbean
Directed by Gore Verbinski
2003
★ 5.2 editorial score
Disney executives thought Johnny Depp was ruining their film and considered replacing him: he built a pirate out of Keith Richards, and a theme park ride became a billion-dollar franchise.
“The director Gore Verbinski's penchant for logistics -- combined with the producer Jerry Bruckheimer's desire to spend like a drunken pirate when it comes to putting everything on screen -- melts into an often frenetic, colorful and entertaining comic adventure that often seems to be using ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' as a template. The dazzling, high-flying silliness is quite an achievement.”
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