Why Pirates of the Caribbean Could Never Fix Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow

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While the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has received criticism that Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow character got worse as the movies wore on, that’s not quite true—and it’s a big part of why Depp’s Sparrow returning wouldn’t be enough to save Pirates of the Caribbean 6. Later entries in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise proved to garner less and less acclaim, with the latest entry Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales receiving a sub-par 30% on ratings aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Therefore, broadly speaking, there is a critical consensus that claims the series started strong, but the Pirates of the Caribbean movies deteriorated in quality as the franchise continued.

Alongside this claim, there is a connected argument that can be seen in many reviews of thePirates of the Caribbean movies that claim Johnny Depp’s central character Jack Sparrow grew progressively less funny, charismatic, and likable as the franchise continued. While screen veteran Brian Cox's claim that Depp’s Sparrow was always overrated is subject to debate, the statement that Jack got worse with each new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is one that even staunch defenders of the film series seem to have a hard time denying.

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Although many pieces of online commentary suggest that Jack Sparrow seems to become increasingly grating throughout thePirates of the Caribbean series, these reviews overlook real issues with the franchise. In reality, Jack Sparrow's character is remarkably consistent throughout the five Pirates of the Caribbean movies, with the franchise's increasingly jarring story structure that changed and eventually doomed the series to critical