Review: Jack Sparrow faces old enemies as he returns in 'Pirates 5'

MANILA, Philippines — Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow returns in the latest installment of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise.

In "Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge," a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack faces deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. These ghosts sailors are bent on killing every pirate at sea, particularly Jack.

Depp does not fail to deliver as he returns to his Academy Award-nominated role as the outrageous, antihero captain.

Captain Jack forges an alliance with astronomer Carina Smyth and young sailor Henry as they search for the legendary trident of Poseidon to reverse the captain's spate of ill fortune and to save his life.

Henry, a sailor from the Royal Navy, has been searching for Captain Jack for a long time to save his father, which is one of the characters in the past "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg describes "Salazar's Revenge" as "a rollicking new tale of the high seas infused with the elements of fantasy, humor and action that have resulted in an international phenomenon for the past 13 years."

In addition to Johnny Depp, who was most recently seen in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge” stars Academy Award winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men,” “Skyfall”), Brenton Thwaites (“Maleficent”), Kaya Scodelario (“The Maze Runner” films), Kevin R. McNally (“Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise), Golshifteh Farahani (“Paterson”), David Wenham (“300: Rise of an Empire”), Stephen Graham (“Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise) and Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush (“Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise).

The screenplay for the new adventure is by Jeff Nathanson (“Catch Me If You Can,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”). The executive producers are Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Joe Caracciolo Jr., Terry Rossio and Brigham Taylor.

Behind-the-scenes talent includes director of photography Paul Cameron (“Collateral,” “Déjà Vu”), production designer Nigel Phelps (“Pearl Harbor,” “World War Z”), costume designer Penny Rose (all four previous “Pirates of the Caribbean” films), Academy Award-winning hair and makeup designer Peter King (all six “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” films), editors Roger Barton (“Pearl Harbor,” “Bad Boys II”) and Leigh Folsom Boyd (“Fast & Furious 6,” “Furious 7”), visual effects supervisor Gary Brozenich (an Oscar nominee for “The Lone Ranger” who previously worked on “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”), stunt coordinator Thomas Robinson Harper (Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “The Jungle Book”) and Emmy Award-winning composer Geoff Zanelli, who worked closely with Hans Zimmer on all four previous “Pirates of the Caribbean” films.

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge” dropped its anchor in Philippine cinemas on May 24, 2017, in Digital 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D. — Patricia Lourdes Viray