Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Synopsis:
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

Director: Rob Marshall

Jack Sparrow: Johnny Depp
Angelica Malon: Penelope Cruz
Barbossa: Geoffrey Rush
Blackbeard: Ian McShane


Review:
I love Pirates of the Caribbean and have since I first watched it when I was about eight. It may have terrified me but I loved Captin Jack Sparrow and he has yet to be beat in these movies as my favourite character. This film has no Orlando Bloom or Keira Knightley because if you know the story, Will can only come on land every ten years.
This film follows the famous Jack Sparrow in his efforts to find the Fountain of Youth. He meets a woman he once dated, I thought he's met them all in the first film when he got slapped about five times. He is in a race to find it though since the man who took the Black Pearl from Jack in the first film has joined forces with the British King and they are on the hunt for the Fountain of Youth after the King hears that Spain are on their way to the fountain too.
I liked this film, not as much as At Worlds End but it was filled with sword fights and Jacks quirky lines. It was exciting and introduces more of the Pirate World than any of the other films. It introduces Mermaids and Blackbeard, the most famous pirate ever. Jack always seems to find his way out of the most difficult situations with a line or a weird mode of escape.
The characters are consistent with all of the other films. Jack is weird. Barbossa only goes after what he wants. Gibbs is loyal to Jack. And the new characters follow the typical Pirate stereotypes, untrusting and after gold. Angelica has her own motives and hates Jack after he said he loved her and left her on her own. She wants to go to the Fountain of Youth to save her father from death because she wants to know him.
A must see movie if you like the Pirates of The Caribbean. Even without Will and Elizabeth, it is still amazing. Plenty of sword fights and double crossing and Jacks famous compass.