Directed by:
Marc ForsterCinematography:
Roberto SchaeferComposer:
Jan A.P. KaczmarekCast:
Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman, Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald (more)VOD (3)
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Well-known playwright James M. Barrie (Depp) finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow (Winslet) and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work! (official distributor synopsis)
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To put it simply, the protagonist of the film, writer James Matthew Barry, was of the same sexual orientation as the famous Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, and to make a down-to-earth realistic biographical film would mean not avoiding some of the darker aspects of his life and the lives of those close to him. His friendship with a family of five little boys was naturally motivated not only by a desire to help people in need, and ultimately, the hero of his most successful play and the prototype of Peter Pan later committed suicide. The film script is loosely inspired by the real-life fate of the famous writer and is written in the spirit of his famous fairy tale. It is similarly moving, romantic, and innocent like a child. Additionally, it is excellently cast, and Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet deliver their typical high-standard performances. It is a poetic, playful film. Overall impression: 85%.
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An incredibly beautiful film. It's been since I've seen anything that could soften and move me so much, and I recently re-watched Gladiator. Johnny Depp is very impressive and clearly showed me that he deserves to be a star of the first magnitude. The same applies to Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and especially director Forster, who breathed such a strong charm into a very real story that I would have stayed staring at the screen long after the closing credits, if my eyes hadn't been aching from the TV at 11:30 at night. Simply beautiful and clear 100%...
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Even if you were to watch the film just for the beautiful theatrical performance at the end, it would be worth it. It beautifully portrays what some people simply refuse to acknowledge. The world of children and the world of adults are not different; it's just incredibly difficult to transition between them. When someone has that gift, it's beautiful. Yes, the story is moving, but what touched me more was the moment when three children rose from their beds. Peter Pan's story is beautiful, you just have to open yourself up to it. Johnny Depp is once again magical and doesn't even have to try that hard.
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A frontal attack on the emotions through the considerably idealized life story of James Barrie? Unarguably. Having said that, I must add that it is a sensitively filmed and perfectly acted attack on the emotions. Let alone the music. Yes, I admit that at the end I was on the brink of tears, which happens to me only once in a blue moon. Forster again confirmed to me that his talent touches the stars. Even so, I don’t know I’ll watch it again. After all, I found the “lemonadieness" rather irritating. But only once the movie ended. While I was watching it, I must admit that I was entranced by its charm. However “cheap" it might be.
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A charming and touching story with incredible performances even in the smallest roles and images that, despite their mere few seconds, capture the heart even after numerous viewings. The light in the eyes of the main dreamer, the beautiful Kate Winslet, and Dustin Hoffman's kindness, were what took me to Neverland. And I will return there whenever I want. My long-time treasure for melancholic evenings.
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