This should be the climax of one of the all-time classic trilogies, up there with Back to the Future, Indiana Jones and - dare we say it - the original Star Wars series.
Unfortunately, Pirates of the Caribbean began with a hit (Curse of the Black Pearl), kept viewers guessing with a confusing middle (Dead Man's Chest) and bored everyone to tears with At World's End - the third and hopefully final instalment.
It's not Johnny Depp's fault - his performance of drunk pirate Captain Jack Sparrow is still pitch-perfect. His surreal set-piece while stuck in Davy Jones' Locker is one of At World's End's best moments.
But what should be a simple and enjoyable finale is instead let down by a grim opening, an extremely complex plot and a climax that leaves viewers wondering what the hell is going on - and why they're even bothering.
Director Gore Verbinski would have been better to remember that old acronym, Keep Things Simple Stupid, next time he attempts something on this kind of scale.
Extras: A second disc includes bloopers, deleted scenes, features on Chow Yun Fat and Keith Richards' cameos and an inside look at the filming of Depp's extraordinary Davy Jones' Locker sequence.
*Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is rated M. Out now through Roadshow Entertainment.
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