Few releases have offered less interest pre-viewing than Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Not only was At World's End nearly indescribable in its awfulness, but the move to Rob Marshall as director didn't inspire a lot of confidence. Something about being a choreographer and/or directing the passable Chicago, and the abysmal Nine apparently translates into "obvious choice for pirate … [Read more...]
Director Rob Marshall is an oddity of the directing world that is rather more difficult to figure than people might expect. With little to recommend him apart from choreography work and a variety of Broadway credits before going into Chicago, the popularity of that film gave him some degree of credibility. His Memoirs of a Geisha is actually a superior effort, though not as widely accessible. Now … [Read more...]
