The franchise's fourth film, On Stranger Tides received a high gross, but mixed reviews, with Mark Kermode giving the film an overwhelmingly negative review on his 5 Live show, saying "it's not as staggeringly misjudged as the third part, because it is just nothing, it is just a big empty nothing"."Mark Kermode savages new Pirates Of The Caribbean film". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved June 19, 2011. However, Box Office Magazine's Pete Hammond called it "The Best Pirate Outing Yet!" and praised the director for bringing "an almost lyrical grace to the mayhem".Hammond, Pete (May 12, 2011). "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides". BoxOfficeMagazine.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011. It was directed by Rob Marshall, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. In the film, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is joined by Angelica (Penélope Cruz) in his search for the Fountain of Youth, confronting the infamous pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane).
