Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 20, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
21
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsMay 20, 2011
On Stranger Tides has the fishy smell of something washed ashore and sold as new. But this shipwreck isn't worth a wooden doubloon. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMay 19, 2011
The wastrel Sparrow ends up both overexploited and underpowered in this fourth outing. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMay 23, 2011
I've never seen a film in which what was actually onscreen seemed so irrelevant. Read full review
30
SlateDana StevensMay 19, 2011
For a series so steeped in supernatural mumbo-jumbo, Pirates of the Caribbean displays remarkably little sense of wonder. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMay 19, 2011
The IMAX print I saw was so murky as to make you give thanks for the few scenes shot in simple sunlight, the 3-D wasn't worth the bother, and never before have I wanted to chloroform an entire orchestra. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMay 19, 2011
This isn't absurdity. This is nonsense - and it's as boring as nonsense. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMay 19, 2011
Even the most forgiving moviegoer will recognize this movie as the blatant cash-grab that it is. Read full review
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