Saw the Johnny Depp movie last night. Not good: C+. Funny thing is that the acting was pretty good. Depp was fine. The movie was just too slow and tried to fix that by getting silly at the end. C+
I liked it, but probably for the wrong reasons. The carnival actually kept me entertained. These movies are not done “seriously,” like, say, Lord of the Rings or Potter were. They are pure theme park fun. As a result, you cannot watch them more than once. But this disposable thrill was very good nonetheless. I give it an A- .