Running just over 2 hours and 20 minutes, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the shortest Pirates of the Caribbean yet, but it’s still too long.

Meet Johnny Depp's new co-stars in Disney's fourth swashbuckling installment, opening Friday. By Lauren Schutte The pic is a sizeable victory for Disney Studios chair Rich Ross and director Rob ...

Johnny Depp, left, Penelope Cruz, right, and Ian McShane, background, are shown in a scene from, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." Peter Mountain,/AP Photo/Disney ...

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES. 2.5 stars, out of 4. Snapshot: The fourth installment in Disney's popular franchise sees Captain Jack Sparrow in a race with competing forces to find ...

If not for Capt. Jack Sparrow there would be absolutely no fun to be found in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” the latest edition of Disney’s waterlogged franchise,” she writes.

Stranger than what? Let's face it, after taking in more than $2.6 billion, the only thing the makers of latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie needed to do to was phone in their request for more ...

That’s more obvious than ever in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the first installment without director Gore Verbinski or romantic leads Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley: The whole ...

For that, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” serves as a welcome corrective, reviving the fun, feather-light frivolity that any film based on a Disneyland ride ought to exhibit.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is written by PIRATES veterans Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, suggested by the novel by Tim Powers. The executive producers are Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry ...

If you see the movie, watch Depp and Cruz in their scenes together and note the difference. Unlike Depp, Cruz listens. Her focus is complete. And she finds an emotional throughline, amid the ...