Director Gore Verbinski stayed true to the film's unique spirit while observing the Disney rules that had to be followed. That image stayed with tons of people.Īfter that, the film does a great job at going back and forth between horror and adventure while maintaining a good dose of humor on the side. Once skeletons and ghosts start showing up, the film drifts heavily into horror territory, and the kids that would have fun on the theme park ride surely wouldn't have fun by watching ghostly images of pirates walking on the ocean floor. Knightley is a great comedic performer, and she does great in the first half of the film. At least, in its first act, when it's just a pirate movie with swashbuckling and stupid military personnel trying to fight the rebels of the sea. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is based on a great adventure and comedy script that tunes perfectly to a Disney sentiment.
