Acensbart
Excellent but underrated film
Freaktana
A Major Disappointment
Huievest
Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
Smoreni Zmaj
Story about Sir J.M. Barry and creation of Peter Pan. Although Depp was nominated for Academy Award, in my opinion this is one of his weakest performances. In female leading role is Kate Winslet whom I can not stand. But in spite of that, this is one of the most beautiful and emotional stories I ever saw and it blows me away every time.8,5/10"I suppose it's all the work of the ticking crocodile, isn't it ?!
Time is chasing after all of us..."
classicsoncall
Simply a charming and wonderful movie. I'm even going to refrain from immediately researching the life of JM Barrie as I don't want it to intrude on the magic of the film; I can always do that later. Of course there will be naysayers who trash the picture, I'm no longer surprised by those kinds of reactions ever since I read the negative reviews on IMDb for "The Wizard of Oz". However unlike some, I won't castigate those who don't like either of these movies, but it would be welcome if some considered reasons were put forward instead of offering clichéd put-downs. I think this might be the only time I've seen Johnny Depp in a role portraying a normal type of character. The last movie I saw him in, he was slashing throats as Sweeney Todd, so this was quite a departure from characters like the Demon Barber, Edward Scissorhands or Jack Sparrow. He offered a decidedly reserved portrayal of the author JM Barrie and played wonderfully against the four young actors representing the Llewelyn Davies siblings. I guess the best word to describe the movie is that it was magical, and I think that word would apply for viewers both children and adults. I think it's a good idea to indulge in magic every once in a while because that's the kind of thing that keeps one young at heart and young in spirit. A picture like this makes us aware of that fact, and if one ever needs a reminder, the best advice comes from the movie itself - just believe.
leplatypus
I'm honest I had prejudice against this movie: 1) I'm bored with Deep 2) making a movie about an author is the ground zero of a story: Barrie wrote « peter pan » : here's the story ! how he got his ideas is not a story ! But as Kate was in it, I forced myself to watch it. Unfortunately i just hold on a couple of minutes : Barrie is dangerously cheating his wife and that's not an attitude i like ! I have saw the kid in the awful « Spiderwick » and he is as bad as previously ! Kate is ill throughout the movie and there is nothing entertaining for me ! I push « forward » most of the time : i watched the opening of the play but it feels so weak to watch that in the movie that i just zap it to the end ! In conclusion, just prefer « hook » or Disney animation and you will find fun and magic about childhood ! As for me, i long to reach my 1000th review as i will stop to write about those bad movies and lose twice my time!!!
Prismark10
Finding Neverland is a slight but charming film about the wonders of imagination in the stuffy Edwardian era England.Johnny Depp plays the softly spoken in a Scots accent, J M Barrie who has just come off a failed play.Barrie has a strained marriage but a chance meeting with a recent widow (Kate Winslet) and her four young boys inspires his imaginations and whimsy as he becomes involved in their lives causing further stress in his own marriage.The children inspires the story of Peter Pan as we go to and from reality and fantasy. However adults are always the sore point. Barrie's producer and financier (Dustin Hoffman) thinks little of this strange play with red Indians, fairy lights, an overgrown dog, a ticking crocodile and just thinks he will lose more money. Julie Christie as Winslet's frosty mother is wary of Barrie and think he is a disruptive influence.Marc Forster directs with aplomb and makes good use of visual trickery and gets enchanting and solid performances from his young actors such as Freddie Highmore.However it is a slight story, semi fictionalised and also wastes some of its actors. Dustin Hoffman who appeared in Steven Spielberg's Hook is wasted and just disappears from the film. Once Winslet falls ill you can guess where this is heading and gets a little too sentimental.The film is heightened by a restrained and gentle performance by Depp.
