7.5
The Film: There’s something about watching the lesser works of a master filmmaker that can be instructive and illuminating; checking out a total maestro when they’re just a little bit
And no, that isn’t meant as a snarky Jack Sparrow pun.
The French actor is having a moment.
The world’s premiere film festival has announced its 2023 programme, which, as usual, includes a number of familiar names, and various filmmakers that will be revered in the future.
Lots of wands and Mads Mikkelsen!
...and Johnny Depp.
... a respectful romp through one of literature's most famous mysteries...
There's a shock.
In the end, Dead Men Tell No Tales does what it says on the tin, and that's fine.
Yer friends will be there when ye' back's against th' wall.