My first inclination upon hearing about a film based on a Disneyland ride was to abandon ship and stay away. But word of mouth from everyone I knew who'd seen it (my grandchildren included) led me to walk the plank and lay my booty on the line just to see Depp do Keith Richards. I am an aged Stones fan.

Johnny D. has Mr. Richards' chops down. And for a while this and Geoffrey Rush's, also over-the-top, Barboosa were enough fun to keep the film interesting. But my eyes began to glaze over at about ninety minutes, the umpteenth sword fight, and the innumerable howling moonlit skeletons. Arrg and avast matey!

I'll turn in me peg leg as I'm just too old for this kind of fun.