2 hours 45 minutes this film lasted. You’d think that given the time available there’d be a stonking story line to present. Well it seems not. Don’t get me wrong, the effects were 1st class but things like plot, character development etc. seemed to have been left on the cutting room floor (if they made it on to film at all). I recently attended a talk given by Dr. Michael B. Johnson of Pixar about the use of IT and technology in their film making process. He emphasised that in Pixar the story line people are king. If there isn’t a good story then all the effects in the world aren’t going to rescue a film. I think the PoTC people could take this lesson on board.