Movie Reviews6.7/10
Dead Men Tell No Tales Review: Jack Sparrow Saves a Plot That Drags
Jack Sparrow returns in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, a mixed bag of spectacle and a plot that struggles to keep up.
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Movie Reviews9.2/10
Edward Scissorhands Review: Burton’s Fairy Tale of Loneliness Earns Its Sad Ending
A strange, beautiful fable about loneliness, conformity, and the danger of being different, starring Johnny Depp.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Alice in Wonderland Review: Burton’s Wonderland Is a Visually Rich Mess
A tale of a realm beneath a mirror, wherein a maiden returns to a wonderland of dread, and a queen's cruelty reigns.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Review: Bloated Mess Squanders Depp’s Cast
A review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, a bloated, unfocused tale of Jack Sparrow's search for the Fountain of Youth.
Movie Reviews5/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Review — The Sailing Is Grand, But the Plot Drifts
A review of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, a spectacle-heavy finale that sacrifices story for scale.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Twenty Years On, Dead Man’s Chest Still Drags Its Plot Into Deep Water
A storm, a buried man, and a debt to Davy Jones drive this grand chase across the ocean. A thrilling ride, yet the destination falls short.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
How Johnny Depp’s Drunken Swagger Turned a Theme-Park Ride Into Hollywood’s Last Great Swashbuckler
How a dead genre, a risky Johnny Depp, and a curse made Disney's 2003 pirate gamble a $654M franchise-launching classic.