Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Jason Fuchs, J.M. Barrie (characters)
Stars: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund |
Storyline
12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.
Movie Reviews
Well, okay, Hugh Jackman does make a very satisfying baddie, and the three points out of 10 my daughter and I have awarded are for him alone
the movie overall is about as unsatisfying as it gets. It's much too
scary for younger children, and too tediously predictable and ridiculous for older ones and adults. Sure, the kids are cute and the special effects are amazing, but special effects alone don't cut it these days, and this movie is almost nothing but. The plot is slender and frankly daft - Oliver! meets Narnia meets Indiana Jones with a teeny bit of Peter Pan thrown in almost reluctantly. The love interests are yawnworthy, as is the sugary sentiment. Barrie would be spinning in his grave, particularly as Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, to which he left the royalties for any version of his immortal story, got precisely zilch for this movie because it is a prequel. All in all, a shocking waste of time and money.
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