The Pirate's Curse (2005)
"The Sea Wolf" (original title)

Jeffery Thorpe roams the Caribbean in his boat, 'The Sea Wolf'. He will take any job, no matter how suspicious the circumstances. When a mysterious woman gives him an antique gold coin, the... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Roper

Writer:

Harry Alan Towers

Stars:

Thomas Ian Griffith, Gerit Kling, Barry Flatman

Cast

Cast overview:
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	Jeffery Thorpe
Gerit Kling	...	Helena / Marlena
Barry Flatman	...	The Captain
Sofía Mazagatos
Stefano Santospago
Demetri Alexander
M.A. Hernandez
Gilberto Ruiz
René de la Cruz	...	Ramon

Storyline

Jeffery Thorpe roams the Caribbean in his boat, 'The Sea Wolf'. He will take any job, no matter how suspicious the circumstances. When a mysterious woman gives him an antique gold coin, the real adventure is about to begin!

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence

Details

Country:

USA Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Pirate's Curse

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 4,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GFT Entertainment, Italian International Film, Productora Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Love Boater"
Written by Norman Orenstein
Courtesy of Norman Orenstein Music

User Reviews

Mark Roper's Darkest Hour

You may easily see this one on the shelves these days, being that it has been advertised to look like a "Pirates of the Caribbean" knockoff as to give it at least limited appeal. If for some reason you are appealed to it, (which isn't unlikely when there's a seemingly generic good time involved, as well as the hot lead actress on the cover of the box)I beg that you forget about it. This is poorly made, laughably uninspired and (most surprisingly) boring garbage.

Mark Roper has shown talent as a trend-following director. In 1995 he made a wonderfully action-packed little movie for New Line called "Human Timebomb" that featured skillfully executed, John Woo inspired action sequences strung together with a campy but fun story line. He knows what action fans want, but now I'm not so sure he can give it to them.

Thomas Ian Griffith plays a dreadfully dull neo-pirate (in 2001 they still didn't have a more contemporary sounding occupation name than pirate?) who is really just a boring, unlikeable, degenerate every-tool who happens to steal stuff. The movie that surrounds him fits the same character descriptions. Roper has lost any feel he ever may have had for atmosphere: the set design is unquestionably bad, as is the sound and cinematography.

Don't be fooled, this one is bad no matter how much you should want to see it.