Walt DisneyThe Box Office:Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (or, as it's known in the United Kingdom, Salazar's Revenge), is an oddity. Dead Men Tell No Tales doesn't quite measure up to the gloriously gonzo original trilogy. If it indeed acts as a series finale as promised, then the franchise can exit stage left with honor. This time around, the haunted rogue is Armando Salazar (Javier Bardem), a Spanish Navy captain who was sent to his death by a young Jack Sparrow and has sought vengeance ever since. While I’m not saying I want a “young Jack Sparrow” prequel, it is a kind of thrill to see an “in his prime” Jack Sparrow not as a bumbling drunk but as a whip-smart and ruthless pirate, if only for a moment or two.

Source: Forbes May 22, 2017 13:00 UTC