Captain Jack is back!

And he is still - as if it was ever a problem - just utterly scrummy. If you are into that type of thing - ahem.

POTC2 is rollickingly good fun. They get their legends totally messed up, Davy Jones and The Fying Dutchman...but hey, I reckon that it was for a good cause.

The action is fast and furious. Kiera gets to snog Johnny - the bitch, ahem - and Orlando - who cares? - and the chap starring as Captain Norrington (Jack Norrington) turns out to do dark and brooding and dirty, really well. Orlando gets to preen and still be the prettiest elf, Kiera swings her swords with meaning and Johnny, well he is rock n' roll.

What is hugely clear is how much serious fun the actors had making this movie. It isn't as good as the first one, by no means, but the characters have been established so it is full steam ahead with cutlasses, kraken, pirates (argggh!) and one plot development after the other.

We get to meet Will Turner's father, who is "working" on the Flying Dutchman as a crustacious crew member of Davy Jones (Bill Nighy who is fantastic! but not as good as Jeffrey Rush as Barbosa) who is the captain of the FD. And strangely enough, Cpt Jack had struck a deal with Davy Jones 13 years ago to be Captain of the Black Pearl. His time is up and he needs to fulfull his promise to Davy Jones - to serve him, offer up his soul. Unless he can get someone else to take his place, as a downpayment...guess who gets tricked into going onboard the Flying Dutchman?

And naturally, Davy Jones - bless his watery heart - has a secret. His locker/chest hidden on land actually contains .... oops, no, no spoiler, I promise... but well, needless to say Jack and Elizabeth and young Will are after this treasure...

Good fun. A bit predictable...but the ending is a serious cliffhanger...basically guaranteeing that everyone will be dying to find out what happens in 3!

Now, bring me that horizon.