The Bearded Trio

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kayla Scodelario, Kevin R.  McNally, David Wenham  and Geoffrey Rush Screenplay by Jeff Nathanson Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Out of Four Reviewed by Patrick & Paul Gibbs 2 003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl  was one of the biggest surprise mega-hits of the past 20 years, It was a movie based on a theme park attraction, in a genre that, historically speaking was not at all bankable (1995's Cutthroat Island sank an entire studio). It also didn't help that the star of the Disney film was Johnny Depp, who didn't have a great track record at the box office. No one expected it to blow The Matrix Reloaded out of the water, or for Captain Jack Sparrow to become the most iconic film character on the decade. But the movie made it big on its own merits: it was fresh and charming, offering audien...