Finding Neverland

Pros: great story, great dialogue, great performances

Cons: not enough explosions to satisfy a 12-year-old

The Bottom Line: This is a film for grown-ups and children at heart. Oh, and Ben Affleck isn't in it.

Review: We live in sick times. How sick? Consider what the term, "Neverland" means to the average American. Unless you just crawled off the boat - or have been living Amish, it means two things: (1) a song about child abuse; or (2) the Jacko ranch, or as...

Pros: Outstanding performances and a nice look at how art is inspired and created.

Cons: It's a manipulative tear-jerker...but so well done we welcome the manipulation!

The Bottom Line: It's nice to have a movie this rich and mature that can also be enjoyed by older children. Share it with the family.

Review:

DISCLOSURE: This review was originally written during opening weekend of the movie. I have not changed it, as my feelings haven't altered over time on this one.

A criticism frequently leveled against Finding Neverland is that it...

Pros: Johnny Depp, acting, everything

Cons: The lady that played Mrs. J.M Barrie

Review: I have been waiting to see this movie since I first heard about it, and I have FINALLY just seen it last night (april 3rd), and I was not disappointed.

I laughed and I cryed. It was one of the best movies Ive ever seen.

Johnny...

Pros: Great script; Wonderful acting; Let's your inner child go for a couple hours.

Cons: Cheesy ending i guess.. but not really, it's a true story, c'mon.

Review: I thought this movie was incredible. The way it mixed imagination with reality and Johnny Depp's performance was perhaps his best ever. There are also some great subtleties within the script leading to thoughts about Peter Pan that are neat to catch...

Pros: Depp

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Depp and the imaginative flashes that go through his mind that become the basis of the Peter Pan story are two good reasons to see this film.

Review: Johhny Depp has a way of finding unique roles where he takes a special twist in showing his acting abilities. Once again he does his magic but this time free of makeup and props. We see Depp here as a never aging fellow who plays a low key but...

Pros: Depp and cast, Forster's direction, story

Cons: Some may object to language used in a situation early in the film

The Bottom Line: Take a journey to Neverland.

Review: Playwright James M. Barrie sometimes saw critical acclaim for his work elude him. At the premiere of one of these plays, Barrie (Johnny Depp) watched eagerly for an audience response. His producer, Charles Frohman (Dustin Hoffman), would like to see...

Pros: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Kate Winslet, Radha Mitchell

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: I would recommend this movie to anyone who loves a good drama.

Review: Genre
Drama

Plot
Playwright J.M. Barrie can't seem to write a play that people and critics love. His last play was a big fat disaster and the critics all hated it. When he is walking through the park one day he...

Pros: the plot and the acting.

Cons: didn't delve into his childhood

The Bottom Line: Overall Finding Neverland is a great movie.

Review: 2005 is the year of the biopics in New Zealand. There has been 3 released in the first few months of the year. The 3 i am talking all were up for best picture at the oscars.

They are Ray, The Aviator and Finding Neverland.

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Pros: Although I have only given this movie 4 stars it was really wonderful.

Cons: May be boring for children and action loving persons

The Bottom Line: This is a lovely movie. If you like a good story go and see it.

Review: When I first heard there was a movie coming out called Finding Neverland I immediately thought of the cartoon Peter Pan from the Disney adaptation. But, this movie is not about the boy who never grew up, it is the moving story of how the...

Pros: Johnny Depp and his amazing acting, beautiful cinematography, brings smiles and laughs, tear-jerker

Cons: the annoying kid who sat next to me in the theater

The Bottom Line: Go see this movie. It is unique and gorgeous the whole way through. It transports you to a wonderful, magical place - your own Neverland.

Review: I was elated to attend the sneak preview of "Finding Neverland" this past Sunday (Nov. 20th), and in the words of Christopher Walken, "Wowie, wow, wow, wow."

"Finding Neverland" is the heartwarming story of Sir James M. Barrie, who wrote...