7 out of 10
Thoroughly enjoyable, but a few slow moments.
The debut film for ILM’s animation department, starring actors from Pirates of the Caribbean, directed by the director of Pirates of the Caribbean, and scored by the composer of Pirates of the Caribbean. Based on its pedigree alone, I went into this movie with high expectations. (I know, POTC3 wasn’t the greatest, but I wouldn’t blame the actors or composer for that)
Though not laugh out loud funny, I chuckled quite a few times, and thought a lot of the sequences were very amusing. The aforementioned slow moments occurred right before the 3rd act, with some crazy desert hallucinations involving golf carts and cowboys that just seemed very out of place.
In the end, I thought it was a fun movie, and would definitely recommend it for everyone. It had some great action sequences, the music was great, and Johnny Depp really brought the title character alive with his vocal performance.
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