lego pirates of the caribbean dead men tell no tales

In a franchise that stakes itself on wild swashbuckling action sequences, this film had maybe two of note, and even they were uninteresting at best.

I can only assume that was why the doe-eyed and tightly bosomed Carina (Kaya Scodelario) featured into the plot so much. In fact, I felt the many overt double entendres were more groan-worthy than clever, merely pandering to the lowest common denominator.

Add to this a loose connection to the original trilogy as a vain attempt to remind the audience how great those films were, and it just highlights how bad this movie was. Granted, that was some of his charm in the previous films, but not all of it. Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow feels more lucky than actually talented at pirating. The main problem with Dead Men Tell No Tales is that it feels rote and uninspired.

Unfortunately, even he could not save this sinking ship of a franchise. After all, Javier Bardem has proven to be an effective villain in such films as No Country for Old Men (2007) and Skyfall (2012), so I thought he could help carry this movie as a solid antagonist. That being said, I had some hopes that this movie would help redeem the franchise after the lackluster On Stranger Tides (2011). What I wouldn't give to have these dead men not tell their tale of revenge. Part of me wishes that the title of this film were true.

Lego pirates of the caribbean dead men tell no tales