Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: A

After my disappointment with "Spider-Man 3" a few weeks ago, I proclaimed my hopes that "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" would be worth a damn. And oh, was it so. \nIt seems a majority of the critical masses are clueless as to what these movies are about. "At World's End" is a continuation of "Dead Man's Chest," in which the East India Trading Company blackmails Davy Jones (Bill Nighy, even more fleshed out this time around) to aid them in hunting down all the pirates in the world. With Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) lost in Davy Jones' Locker, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and the rest of the Black Pearl's crew set sail to save Sparrow and unite the nine pirate lords of the world to crush their oppressors. Sure, there's a lot more to it than that, but a movie with layers of narrative devices is a good thing -- much more than just watching a bunch of pirates fire cannons and drink rum.\nSome might call me crazy, but I found "At World's End" to be the best film in the trilogy, although considering the film's box office appeal, we might be seeing more of these flicks in years to come. It works on all levels -- it's entertaining, humorous, action-packed and positively breathtaking to watch. "At World's End" is easily the most visually successful of the three films. From the eerily surreal Davy Jones' Locker (seemingly inspired by Terry Gilliam's earlier work) to the haunting Shipwreck Cove -- a pirate city literally made of thousands of destroyed ships -- the visual FX team behind this films deserve their Oscars and will certainly win more. \nAnd the cast is better than ever. Depp has become a bona fide loon, Knightley has matured into one tough gal, Orlando Bloom manages to give a good performance and Geoffrey Rush is just plain excellent. Unfortunately, the talents of new additions like Chow Yun-Fat (as Sao Feng, the pirate lord of Singapore) and Keith Richards (as Sparrow's father, Captain Teague) are somewhat squandered due to their short screen time. The time they are given, though, is absolutely fantastic.\nThere is no doubt about it: "At World's End" is certain to be the leading summer movie at the box office in both entertainment value and box office returns. I already want to see it again.