Johnny Depp once was Hollywood’s highest-paid actor. His run as Captain Jack Sparrow in “Dead Men Tell No Tales” is number five in the franchise series and the role is easily within his grasp.
Sparrow and his ship Trident are having a tough time combatting ghost sailors bent on killing pirates. He forms an unlikely alliance with sprite Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario) who uses her knowledge of the stars to navigate the pirate ship through narrow passages, baffling the ghost ship pursuers.
Depp plays the insouciant, befuddled hero to the hilt with on-the-mark double takes and poetic arm positions.
The story and action are good, but the Computer Generated Images are too much for even my supple brain. Ridiculous CGI action in this show moves it from a must-see back to a should-see rating.
“Dead Men Tell No Tales” is currently playing at The Barnstorm Theater and the Old Mill Playhouse in The Villages.
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