Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is the fifth Pirates film starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. It focuses on a mission Sparrow shares with Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) the only son of earlier franchise stars William Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), neither of whom appears much in the film. This time around, an older, drunker (he downs a lot of rum) Sparrow faces yet another great enemy: the ghost of a pirate-killing Spanish captain, Salazar (Javier Bardem). As usual for this series, expect lots of action violence and a high body count, with lots of close-range sword-fighting and killings (Salazar only ever leaves one man alive aboard a ship). People die in gun battles, from drowning, via burning, and from having their throats slit. The romance is light and limited to Sparrow's innuendos, some double-meaning jokes, and a couple of kisses. Language is mild, mostly limited to "damn" and "hell." Despite the popularity of this franchise and the fact that it offers messages about unconditional family love, women's intelligence/worth, and teamwork -- it's still too scary for young kids.
They direct the film Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, a pair of directors, born both in Norway and specialized in action and adventure films. They coincided for the first time in the science fiction short film "Dag 1" (1997) and as a result of this work they continued their journey in the industry directing jointly. They debuted for the big screen with Bandidas (2006), a comedy western starring Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz. After this film they directed Max Manus (2008), a biopic that tells the story of Max Manus, leader of the Norwegian resistance, and recounts his life from the beginning of World War II until the summer of 1945 when peace is reached. The film won numerous national awards and was selected by Norway as a candidate for Oscar 2010 in the category of best non-English film. After this title they directed Kon-Tiki (2012), a film of adventure and survival based on real facts that narrates the expedition in raft of Thor Heyerdahl that with a team of five men, crossed in 101 days 8,000 kilometers crossing the Pacific. The film received several awards and nominations, including a nomination for the oscars as best non-English film.
WHAT'S THE STORY? PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES follows two young, intelligent treasure-seekers who must form an uneasy alliance with Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) to look for the one thing that will help each of them make peace with their fathers. One of them is Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites), the 19-year-old son of Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley, unseen) and William Turner (Orlando Bloom), who's now the cursed captain of The Flying Dutchman and can only go ashore once every 10 years. Henry believes that the mythical Poseidon's Trident can break Will's curse. So he teams up with astronomer Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario), who's accused of being a witch because of her scientific knowledge. After both Carina and a down-on-his-luck Jack Sparrow (who has no ship, no crew, and no lingering fortune) are saved, the trio sets off to find the Trident. But not only are they being hunted by the Royal Navy who wants all three of them to hang but also by a more menacing crew of Spanish ghost sailors who were condemned to die because of a young Sparrow. The pirate-killing Spanish ghost captain, Salazar (Javier Bardem), wants to find and kill Jack, but he can't step on land. So Salazar allows Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) to help him track down Sparrow and the Trident.
MOVIE INFO Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of adventure violence, and some suggestive content) Genre: Action & Adventure Directed By: Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning Written By: Jeff Nathanson In Theaters: May 26, 2017 Runtime: 129 minutes Cinematography: Paul Cameron Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Cast: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario
