merelyaninnuendo
Finding NeverlandThe feature endorses innocence in each frame, characters and emotion that is drawn out from genuinely moving writing and performance. The screenplay by David Magee may not be gripping or intriguing enough to invest in it but it surely is effective and has a soul in it. Marc Forster fails to create the anticipated impact that was already present in the script and misses a big window there. The feature scores majestically on performance where every supporting actor (Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and the young cast) factors in, with equal input among the protagonist i.e. Johnny Depp. Finding Neverland has stellar performance, amazing background score and fine editing that favors on its side but lacks better execution and the crisp that everyone awaits throughout the course of it.
IkhwanArif
I think the intent of this film is admirable. Technically accomplished and executed well, the film however is nothing more than feelgood fluff, designed to evoke an emotional response, with no meaningful nor insightful content.Let me be clear, this is the kind of fantasy that you don't want to tell your children, and definitely not the kind that adults should indulge in too much. It is the very same kind of fantasy that Disney makes during the 90s that resulted in a generation if entitled millenials, that are now becoming the world's first crybaby, tantrum throwing segment of the population who never wants to grow up and find every excuse not too.We shouldn't approach death by telling lies and fairy tales about it, such as telling a child that if he only needs to believe and visit Neverland if he wants to visit his departed mother. No.Such an act is destructive to a child's ability to mature and endure the real world, no matter how well-intent you want to be. Reality isn't something you can escape nor avoid for long and it is a necessary experience it if you want to live in it. The film did succeed modestly in demonstrating how to approach life, which should be commended but overall, a fluffy piece that is not worth a second view.
Benjamin Reed
Oh my god! This movie is just incredible. It's a beautiful story telling us about a man who has a wonderful imagination but needs the inspiration of a troubled family. Since the moment you learn Kate Winslet is gonna die, something inside you makes you cry and really feel the movie. Johnny Depp is brilliant, as usual, but his performance in this movie is one of my personal favorites. The way he creates imagination in all the children, especially Peter, is amazing, not to include the incredible "discussions" he has with Julie Christie, his wife and the one and only Kate Winslet.I don't think i have ever cried more in a movie. I'm a guy, and i'm ready to admit that, cause this movie really makes you feel. The ending is as good and dramatic as it can be, and just the story is WOW!I've never been much of a fan of Peter Pan, so when i went to see it without having much of an idea of what it was gonna be, i didn't have many expectations, but now it's one of my favorite movies in the whole world.I really recommend it to everyone who wants to feel.
glendajohnson
Johnny Depp has reached a depth in interpreting a character that he was never able to reach again neither before or after this movie. With great elegance and with an ease, he reflects Barries mild eccentricity and distance to the community where he lived. What allows Depp in this movie to give a brilliant performance is also the team that interpreted the supporting roles. Kate Winslet which in each movie proves over and over again how brilliant as an actress she is, portrays the character to perfection. ''Finding Neverland'' appeals to the kid in all of us. The main message is that if you want enough and believe in something, it will come true. The main question is whether you're brave enough to ''be childish'' and want to believe that it is possible that you are watching. A movie for all ages, in every way!
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