I fell asleep while watching this film in a THX cinema. While this weakened my understanding of the film's plot, my 11 year old companion cheerily filled in the details on the drive home.

I sympathized with Johnny Depp who, like me, seemed to have just woken up prior to many scenes. While I was clueless as to what exactly was going on, Depp pulled off well his wake up calls and instead appeared to have a brilliant, original take on the plot twists. Move Depp, on probation, into the "watchable actor, sole reason for buying ticket" column.

Hollywood producers accept pirate projects at their peril. Maybe it's a challenge match for those with money to spare. Someone today no doubt pitched a TV series based on the pirates in 'Six Days, Seven Nights'. Pirates. Hollywood. Fairbanks. Swashbuckle. Search me.