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Through work-related circumstances, I read the screenplay for this about a year ago. (It was for a project that didn't end up happening, but it was fun while it lasted.) It was amazing to see what a Bruckheimer movie looks like on paper. No scene has more than three or four lines of dialogue, and those lines are always as short as possible. Frequently, there are instructions such as "highly choreographed fight here" of "amazing effects sequence here." You can almost see the rapid edits and hear the whooshes (oh gawd how Hollywood loves whooshes) in your head while you read.
This kind of thing is never my cup of tea - all flash and zero human interest, with smug one liners substituting for wit or characterization - and I'm tired of over-designed movies that look like they were created completely with ones and zeros; slick, pretty and hollow. On the other hand, it's an appealing cast. A maybe rental from me - but this is currently my very least favorite genre.
(I know that the studio is hoping for a potential Pirates-sized franchise here. But in the screenplay, at least, there is no Jack Sparrow in the wings - in other words, no character with any character. But a lot can change in a year, I guess.)
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