This has got to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I am sure the book by Benchley was good but something went wrong in the adaptation to film. Honestly, we never made it past the halfway point of this movie - it is that bad. Michael Caine has had some really good performances, but this is not one of them, in fact all the acting in this movie was so bad I think the actors couldn't even try to deliver the lines believable. If you want to see a good movie about the Carribean see "The Deep" or a good pirate movie see "Cutthroat Island" and be sure to skip this mixed up mess.