Jack Sparrow Sparrow breaks a stalemate vote. Sparrow is briefly reunited with his father, Captain Teague (Keith Richards). During a parley with Beckett and Jones, Sparrow is traded for Turner, whom Jones and Beckett had captured. When Sparrow negotiates with Beckett in the extended version of the film, it is revealed that he once sailed the "Black Pearl" under Beckett's command, but deserted after refusing to carry slave cargo. The "Black Pearl" battles the "Flying Dutchman" during a maelstrom created by Calypso, during which Sparrow steals Jones's heart to become immortal. When Jones mortally wounds Turner, Sparrow instead chooses to save Turner
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl that [Depp's] performance is original in its every atom. There has never been a pirate, or for that matter a human being, like this in any other movie... his behavior shows a lifetime of rehearsal." However, he felt the film went for too long, a criticism shared by Kenneth Turan's negative review, feeling it "spends far too much time on its huge supporting cast of pirates (nowhere near as entertaining as everyone assumes) and on bloated adventure set pieces," despite having also enjoyed Depp's performance. For his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp won several awards, including Outstanding Performance