http://newrepublic.i2p/article/88799/pirates-of-the-caribbean-movie-franchises-jack-sparrow-johnny-depp
If you recall (and his best fans now likely don’t), he was excellent in Edward Scissorhands (1990), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994), and Donnie Brasco (1997). Since then, his success and his louche demeanor have been accompanied by worse and worse films: like Public Enemies , the dire Alice in Wonderland (he got $50 million for that), The Tourist, and Pirates by the yard.