Pirates of the caribbean 4 : On Stranger Tides Review

Few could disagree with the choice of players. If one could choose only two humans in all of existence to actually seek out the Fountain Of Youth, they'd be hard-pressed to find a more suitable pair of specimens than Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz , worth rooting boisterously for. Two extraordinarily attractive actors drunk with talent but made special by their unique gift for embracing the silliness, they bob, feint and parry their way through Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, an altogether undeserving film. They do act, in short, their way out of this cinematic paper bag.

There are a few interesting ideas afloat in this fourth installment of the Pirates franchise, most intriguingly how the English, under King George II, commandeer various 'Privateers' to sail for them, so they can stay abreast with the feared Spanish Armada. These privatized pirates are a fascinating thought, and it is tremendously entertaining to see one of the series' most legendary sea-dogs looking even more sinister when in uniform and invoking His Majesty's will. In this particular film, in fact, he feels more of a conventional leading man than even Sparrow.

Then again, Jack -- "there's a captain in there somewhere" -- Sparrow would sooner be dead than conventional. By now clearly Depp's flagship character, the devastatingly original and uncannily charismatic charlatan is a hoot as ever, and it is wonderful indeed to watch him lurching magnificently around on screen again -- even if the lines are weak as bilge-water and the plot is predictable. And then there's the jawdropping goddess Cruz, playing Angelica, the only woman to give Jack "stirrings", and justifiably so -- O perfect, pneumatic, pirate's daughter Penelope.

The cast and characters are, without question, the finest part of this film. Ian McShane has a wild old time as the infamous Blackbeard, looking like a grizzly old nightmare version of Sparrow himself. Geoffrey Rush, unencumbered of having to teach monarchs how to enunciate, sinks his teeth into Hector Barbossa's part yet again, the role meatier this time than ever. Keith Richards returns as Jack's father Captain Teague, while Richard Griffiths is visibly tickled as he plays King George II. And nobody has ever quite carried off mutton-chop sideburns like Kevin McNally's Joshamee Gibbs.

Yet despite this smashing bunch, Jack putting the 'arr' in Sparrow and his eyebrow-singeing chemistry with the swoonworthy Angelica, the film disappoints because of its complete lack of ambition. Director Rob Marshall, the man behind Chicago and the inexcusably hideous Nine, never quite seems to find an assured footing on board this ship. The action sequences, of which there are far too many, are long-drawn and exhausting. There is, as said, extreme predictability in an all-too-convenient movie constructed by the numbers. Oh, and there's way too much room given to a blubbering priest who speaks in platitudes and deserves to be shark-bait. Wit and smarts are here replaced by vampire mermaids and zombies, and that really is all you need to know.

There is a Jack voodoo doll, the Black Pearl will return with a perhaps tiny fleet, and Ponce Da Leon's skeleton has a fabulous moustache, to be sure, but that makes up for little in the final tally.

The first Pirates movie was a great adventure, the second extremely enjoyable while far too cartoony, the third an overcrowded mythological minestrone staggering under the weight of its own bloat. This fourth is an unoffensive and entirely unimpressive venture, a piece of popcorn that doesn't even try to be anything interesting. It's just not savvy.

It's like a forgettable hit song, a random piece of bubblegum. And 'yo' never worked as well as 'yo-ho-ho!!!!

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FOREX-Dollar up on yields; euro slips on Irish downgrade

Dollar supported by higher Treasury yields, U.S. tax cuts

* Euro slips after Fitch downgrades Ireland

* Market awaits 30-yr U.S. debt auction, U.S. jobless claims

(Adds comment, updates throughout)

By Naomi Tajitsu

LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The dollar edged up on Thursday, still supported by a jump in U.S. Treasury yields this week, while the euro slipped after ratings agency Fitch downgraded Ireland's sovereign debt.

Fitch cut its rating on Ireland to BBB+ to reflect the additional costs of restructuring Dublin's ailing economy and banking sector, after Dublin secured a bailout from its European neighbours last month. [ID:nWLA0394]

The dollar continued to draw support from an extension of U.S. tax cuts announced this week, but further gains were capped as a retreat in the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield from a six-month high hit on Wednesday quelled demand for the dollar.

Analysts said the extended tax cuts were seen as supportive for the economy and therefore the dollar, while U.S. Treasuries have sold off heavily this week, as the stimulative move fuelled fears of inflation and deteriorating U.S. fiscal health. [US/]

"The latest fixation is the tax issue and that's created a bond angle, and it's created a growth story that is positive for the U.S.," said Daragh Maher, FX strategist at Credit Agricole.

Other analysts said investors were wary of taking on big positions as liquidity dries up towards year end, and this was why the dollar's rise had been limited compared with the jump in Treasury yields.

The dollar index has risen only 0.7 percent this week as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has soared around 25 basis points.

"We've seen a corrective move in U.S. Treasuries, whereas at the moment, we don't see a need for such a corrective move in the dollar," said Antje Praefcke, FX analyst at Commerzbank in Frankfurt.

The U.S. bond market may be vulnerable to more selling if a 30-year U.S. Treasury auction on Thursday attracts only limited demand. A 10-year auction on Wednesday saw average demand.

The dollar index .DXY, which tracks the dollar's moves against a currency basket, inched up 0.2 percent to 80.172. It crept above its 100-day moving average at 79.953, which seen as supportive for the U.S. currency.

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