Directed by:
Steven SpielbergCinematography:
Dean CundeyComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, Laurel Cronin, Phil Collins (more)VOD (3)
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Steven Spielberg directed this delightfully grown-up fairy tale about an adult Peter Pan and his evil nemesis, Captain Hook. Peter Banning (Robin Williams) is a 40-year-old corporate lawyer too busy with his work to notice his family. But when Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) kidnaps his children, he is forced to remember who he really is: Peter Pan. With the help of Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts), he returns to Neverland and leads the Lost Boys in a fight against Hook's dastardly pirates. (official distributor synopsis)
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Yes, John Williams is repeating himself here. Steven Spielberg is incredibly sentimental - as always - but that doesn't matter because it's not about these two creators; it's about the incredible joy of being a child again for a moment, of being able to slip back into that green costume and just fly. If there was one movie I loved as a kid, it was this one. The magic is still there. I'm still excited about Neverland and would love to fly and eat with the characters.
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I wasn't expecting anything great, but I was still a bit surprised by its overall mediocrity; definitely the weakest Spielberg film I've seen so far. Yet I wouldn't completely dismiss it by any means. The main cast alone is a joy to watch, Hoffman and Williams in particular breath heart and soul into their roles, and it’s only thanks to them that the visuals don’t completely overwhelm the story. Spielberg obviously wanted to treat himself and made a very easygoing and cheerful adventure. It didn’t get a higher rating for me, but I will always remember it in a good way. 65%
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Even though Dustin Hoffman plays a purely negative role here, his character has incredible panache and his (in)sincerity is actually quite appealing. Robin Williams kind of goes by his standard. It's certainly not one of Spielberg's top films, but what I liked was the honesty and lightness with which the whole story is conceived. If Spielberg put that much ease and flair into all his films... well, who knows.:) As a filmmaker, Spielberg has my immense respect (for at least three exceptional films) and it should be noted that he has stamped his signature on this unpretentious diversion as well (though not as prominently, of course). Hook is the kind of classy fairy tale that, instead of fooling and corrupting children's aesthetic sensibilities, can offer some lessons that (at least from my perspective) are neither stupid nor naive.
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Unfortunately, one of Steven Spielberg's weakest films. The production design is truly stunning, the visuals are fantastic, and the whole thing has a very strong fairy tale atmosphere. Spielberg also plays masterfully with light and shadows and has a lot of fun with the camera. However, what he achieved in terms of visuals, he lost in terms of content.
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Magic fades with age. And just as Peter Pan had to grow up, I see more and more negativity in Hook. Not only is the main hero stuck in an irritatingly unmagical shell for far too long, but children unpleasantly quickly forget about their parents, and in Neverland they even play baseball, which I consider to be the most treacherous anti-British betrayal by the screenwriters. Fortunately, the flying mood still remains in me because Tinkerbell has become more gentle with us, and Gwyneth Paltrow as the aging Wendy is something so charming that the enchantment of the storytelling cannot be expressed any better. As a result of 70% and rounding up for each of us who never wanted to grow up.
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