Finding Neverland
Starring:Johnny Depp, Dustin Hoffman
Studio: Miramax
Product Type: DVD
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Sweetness that doesn't turn saccharine is hard to find these days; Finding Neverland hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie, who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless hours with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the elements of Peter Pan take shape in his mind. The relationship between Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability, given physical form by Barrie's resentful wife (Radha Mitchell, High Art) and Sylvia's mother (Julie Christie, McCabe and Mrs. Miller). This gentle silliness could have turned to treacle, but Depp and Winslet--along with newcomer Freddie Highmore as one of the boys--keep their feet on the earth while their eyes gaze into their dreams. Also featuring a comically crusty turn from Dustin Hoffman (who appeared in another Peter Pan-themed movie, Hook) as a long-suffering theater producer. --Bret Fetzer
Description
Award winners Johnny Depp (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL), Kate Winslet (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND), Dustin Hoffman, and Julie Christie (TROY, HAMLET) star in this magical tale about one of the world's greatest storytellers and the people who inspired his masterwork "Peter Pan." 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! An enchanting big-screen treat with an acclaimed cast of stars, FINDING NEVERLAND has been hailed as one of the year's best motion pictures!
Average customer rating:
- A great movie
- Finding Neverland Review
- Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family...
- Didactic. Bad Film.
- 2 of the best actors of our day
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Finding Neverland (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Julie Christie , Johnny Depp , Ian Hart , Kate Maberly , and Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Marc Forster
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ASIN: B0007CNXUK
Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
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Sweetness that doesn't turn saccharine is hard to find these days; Finding Neverland hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie, who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless hours with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the elements of Peter Pan take shape in his mind. The relationship between Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability, given physical form by Barrie's resentful wife (Radha Mitchell, High Art) and Sylvia's mother (Julie Christie, McCabe and Mrs. Miller). This gentle silliness could have turned to treacle, but Depp and Winslet--along with newcomer Freddie Highmore as one of the boys--keep their feet on the earth while their eyes gaze into their dreams. Also featuring a comically crusty turn from Dustin Hoffman (who appeared in another Peter Pan-themed movie, Hook) as a long-suffering theater producer. --Bret Fetzer
Description
Award winners Johnny Depp (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL), Kate Winslet (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND), Dustin Hoffman, and Julie Christie (TROY, HAMLET) star in this magical tale about one of the world's greatest storytellers and the people who inspired his masterwork "Peter Pan." 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! An enchanting big-screen treat with an acclaimed cast of stars, FINDING NEVERLAND has been hailed as one of the year's best motion pictures!
Customer Reviews:
A great movie.......2007-06-28
This movie really touched my heart. It's based on the man who wrote Peter Pan, and in my opinion his story is more remarkable than the play he wrote. A man who struggled to write a hit play, struggled to find happiness within his marriage, and struggled to find himself. He finds a young boy named Peter who's mom is played be Kate Winslett. He becomes involved with this young boys family and his whole life changes. This is a touching story, and dare I say will bring a tear to your eye. My wife and I thouroughly enjoyed this movie. I hope you do as well.
Finding Neverland Review.......2007-06-27
A true story about the individual who developed Peter Pan. Sad in some respects but still a film worthy of viewing. It is an enjoyable view and I recommend it to true story lovers.
Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family..........2007-06-21
This biopic tailor made for the family is a nice way to spend an evening at home. It's sweet, dramatic, traumatic and overall delightfully charming. It has almost every element you'd want in family entertainment. It has a wonderful script and a stellar cast and the set designs were wonderfully crafted, able to cast a sense of mystery and fantasy while still carrying a touch of reality. I myself have always been a fan on the biopic, and when that said biopic is done brilliantly, well then I can be found close to tears. Let's just say that `Finding Neverland' is on the verge of heavenly in my boat.
Following J.M. Barrie as he struggles to pick himself up from his last stage disaster, Depp does a wonderful job investing charm and humor in his character while still layering him with an apparent sadness. He's fallen out of touch with his wife, played by the tragically underused Radha Mitchell. His last few plays have been flops, and while he parades himself as the optimist on the outside Depp subtly allows us to see this man crumbling inside. When Depp was first nominated for the Oscar I didn't quite get it, but after several viewings of this film I now understand. His performance was understated and subtle, and in those subtleties he was able to breathe reality into J.M. Barrie.
Just when writers block seems to have taken its hold of Barrie he runs into a young widow Sylvia, played by the iconic Kate Winslet, and her four young boys. Barrie soon takes an attachment to the boys, and they to him, and it's in their fire that he finds inspiration for the play that made him a household name, Peter Pan. Winslet's performance is probably the most difficult of the cast, and she pulls it off with flying colors. She's able to evoke every emotion out of the audience without ever appearing overly needy or displaying a shred of self-pity. Her character has only her children in mind even as she falls apart on the inside. Like in Depps case, it's the subtlety in the performance that makes the character all the more real.
Another highlight to the film is newcomer Freddie Highmore who plays Sylvia's more emotionally troubled son Peter. His mature performance perfectly compliments those of the adult cast, and his tears in a few key scenes will mirror yours as you become emotionally invested in this young boy.
The film beautifully captures the spirit of adolescence and shows the importance for children to have a father and for men to have children. Even though Barrie was not a father himself, much less the father of the four boys that inspired him, the five of them needed each other and grew together because of it. It's a wonderful family film complete with a stellar supporting cast as well including Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie. There are few films that both parents and children can enjoy, so when gems like this film arrive we do well to swoop in and devour them.
Didactic. Bad Film........2007-03-11
I don't think anything about this film really gets going. I don't blame Winslet or Depp but I blame the director. The direction was like a poor salesman's incongruent speech before sale. It just didn't do anything for me. I wasn't touched. Not impressed. I don't even remember scenes. One of the most forgettable films I've seen.
2 of the best actors of our day.......2007-03-09
Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp are the perfect acting one-two punch. If you have not seen this movie, see it!
Average customer rating:
- A great movie
- Finding Neverland Review
- Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family...
- Didactic. Bad Film.
- 2 of the best actors of our day
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Finding Neverland
Starring: Julie Christie , Johnny Depp , Ian Hart , Kate Maberly , and Vanessa Redgrave
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ASIN: B0007CNXUU
Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
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Sweetness that doesn't turn saccharine is hard to find these days; Finding Neverland hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie, who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless hours with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the elements of Peter Pan take shape in his mind. The relationship between Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability, given physical form by Barrie's resentful wife (Radha Mitchell, High Art) and Sylvia's mother (Julie Christie, McCabe and Mrs. Miller). This gentle silliness could have turned to treacle, but Depp and Winslet--along with newcomer Freddie Highmore as one of the boys--keep their feet on the earth while their eyes gaze into their dreams. Also featuring a comically crusty turn from Dustin Hoffman (who appeared in another Peter Pan-themed movie, Hook) as a long-suffering theater producer. --Bret Fetzer
Description
Award winners Johnny Depp (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL), Kate Winslet (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND), Dustin Hoffman, and Julie Christie (TROY, HAMLET) star in this magical tale about one of the world's greatest storytellers and the people who inspired his masterwork "Peter Pan." 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! An enchanting big-screen treat with an acclaimed cast of stars, FINDING NEVERLAND has been hailed as one of the year's best motion pictures!
Customer Reviews:
A great movie.......2007-06-28
This movie really touched my heart. It's based on the man who wrote Peter Pan, and in my opinion his story is more remarkable than the play he wrote. A man who struggled to write a hit play, struggled to find happiness within his marriage, and struggled to find himself. He finds a young boy named Peter who's mom is played be Kate Winslett. He becomes involved with this young boys family and his whole life changes. This is a touching story, and dare I say will bring a tear to your eye. My wife and I thouroughly enjoyed this movie. I hope you do as well.
Finding Neverland Review.......2007-06-27
A true story about the individual who developed Peter Pan. Sad in some respects but still a film worthy of viewing. It is an enjoyable view and I recommend it to true story lovers.
Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family..........2007-06-21
This biopic tailor made for the family is a nice way to spend an evening at home. It's sweet, dramatic, traumatic and overall delightfully charming. It has almost every element you'd want in family entertainment. It has a wonderful script and a stellar cast and the set designs were wonderfully crafted, able to cast a sense of mystery and fantasy while still carrying a touch of reality. I myself have always been a fan on the biopic, and when that said biopic is done brilliantly, well then I can be found close to tears. Let's just say that `Finding Neverland' is on the verge of heavenly in my boat.
Following J.M. Barrie as he struggles to pick himself up from his last stage disaster, Depp does a wonderful job investing charm and humor in his character while still layering him with an apparent sadness. He's fallen out of touch with his wife, played by the tragically underused Radha Mitchell. His last few plays have been flops, and while he parades himself as the optimist on the outside Depp subtly allows us to see this man crumbling inside. When Depp was first nominated for the Oscar I didn't quite get it, but after several viewings of this film I now understand. His performance was understated and subtle, and in those subtleties he was able to breathe reality into J.M. Barrie.
Just when writers block seems to have taken its hold of Barrie he runs into a young widow Sylvia, played by the iconic Kate Winslet, and her four young boys. Barrie soon takes an attachment to the boys, and they to him, and it's in their fire that he finds inspiration for the play that made him a household name, Peter Pan. Winslet's performance is probably the most difficult of the cast, and she pulls it off with flying colors. She's able to evoke every emotion out of the audience without ever appearing overly needy or displaying a shred of self-pity. Her character has only her children in mind even as she falls apart on the inside. Like in Depps case, it's the subtlety in the performance that makes the character all the more real.
Another highlight to the film is newcomer Freddie Highmore who plays Sylvia's more emotionally troubled son Peter. His mature performance perfectly compliments those of the adult cast, and his tears in a few key scenes will mirror yours as you become emotionally invested in this young boy.
The film beautifully captures the spirit of adolescence and shows the importance for children to have a father and for men to have children. Even though Barrie was not a father himself, much less the father of the four boys that inspired him, the five of them needed each other and grew together because of it. It's a wonderful family film complete with a stellar supporting cast as well including Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie. There are few films that both parents and children can enjoy, so when gems like this film arrive we do well to swoop in and devour them.
Didactic. Bad Film........2007-03-11
I don't think anything about this film really gets going. I don't blame Winslet or Depp but I blame the director. The direction was like a poor salesman's incongruent speech before sale. It just didn't do anything for me. I wasn't touched. Not impressed. I don't even remember scenes. One of the most forgettable films I've seen.
2 of the best actors of our day.......2007-03-09
Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp are the perfect acting one-two punch. If you have not seen this movie, see it!
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- The Magic in Imagination
- One Man's Passion Touches those Who Believe
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Finding Neverland [Blu-ray]
Starring: Julie Christie , Johnny Depp , Ian Hart , Kate Maberly , and Vanessa Redgrave
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Release Date: 2007-03-20 |
Description
Acclaimed superstars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman bring a world of magic to life on Blu-ray Disc®. Dubbed "glorious entertainment" by Rolling Stone Magazine, FINDING NEVERLAND soars higher than ever in this remarkable high definition format. At a career crossroads after his latest play fails, well-known writer James M. Barrie (Depp) 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 - PETER PAN! Feast your eyes on the sumptuous visual brilliance of 1080p while your ears revel in the richness of 5.1 48 kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio. You will believe - thanks to Blu-ray™ High Definition.
Customer Reviews:
The Magic in Imagination.......2007-03-25
This movie had me on a journey from beginning to end. It is one of those rare special moves that is able to touch on many emotions. Watching this made me understand the true meaning of imagination and not letting go of your innocent wonder.
The movie is loosely based on the life of the man who wrote the play Peter Pan. The story helps you understand the purity in this mans heart to open peoples mind to imagination. From beginning to end I was in another world and it seemed nothing bad could happen. It is really a visual journey that is pleasantly set in England at the turn of the 20th century. Kate Winslett and Johnny Depp do a superb job in there roles as they show why they are two of the best actors of this current generation. Except this story has wonderful acting all over. From the children to the adults who acted as children. It really is a special tale for all those to see. I really can't think of anything bad to say about this movie. For it woke up my creative spirit and opened my eyes to the fantastic Neverland that is in all our hearts.
I was lucky enough to view this on Blu-ray and I must say it looks fabulous. This movie was made for high definition and it really comes out that way. The sound is also uncompressed allowing anyone with surround sound to enjoy it the way it should be. I would advise anyone who has children or is open to imagining to watch this wonderful and superb gem.
One Man's Passion Touches those Who Believe .......2007-02-02
You find hope, passion and a reason for being in the strangest places. I was very touched by this film. It is much deeper and touching than I imagined it would be. Several of the images still remain with me touching me somewhere deep inside and from times long ago. Johnny Depp continues to show signs of brilliance as an actor. You feel his passion as well as his pain in his performance. He so effortlessly touches all those who believe in his dreams. Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and ultimately Julie Christie succumb to his belief that dreams can come true.
Average customer rating:
- A great movie
- Finding Neverland Review
- Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family...
- Didactic. Bad Film.
- 2 of the best actors of our day
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Sweetness that doesn't turn saccharine is hard to find these days; Finding Neverland hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie, who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless hours with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the elements of Peter Pan take shape in his mind. The relationship between Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability, given physical form by Barrie's resentful wife (Radha Mitchell, High Art) and Sylvia's mother (Julie Christie, McCabe and Mrs. Miller). This gentle silliness could have turned to treacle, but Depp and Winslet--along with newcomer Freddie Highmore as one of the boys--keep their feet on the earth while their eyes gaze into their dreams. Also featuring a comically crusty turn from Dustin Hoffman (who appeared in another Peter Pan-themed movie, Hook) as a long-suffering theater producer. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
A great movie.......2007-06-28
This movie really touched my heart. It's based on the man who wrote Peter Pan, and in my opinion his story is more remarkable than the play he wrote. A man who struggled to write a hit play, struggled to find happiness within his marriage, and struggled to find himself. He finds a young boy named Peter who's mom is played be Kate Winslett. He becomes involved with this young boys family and his whole life changes. This is a touching story, and dare I say will bring a tear to your eye. My wife and I thouroughly enjoyed this movie. I hope you do as well.
Finding Neverland Review.......2007-06-27
A true story about the individual who developed Peter Pan. Sad in some respects but still a film worthy of viewing. It is an enjoyable view and I recommend it to true story lovers.
Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family..........2007-06-21
This biopic tailor made for the family is a nice way to spend an evening at home. It's sweet, dramatic, traumatic and overall delightfully charming. It has almost every element you'd want in family entertainment. It has a wonderful script and a stellar cast and the set designs were wonderfully crafted, able to cast a sense of mystery and fantasy while still carrying a touch of reality. I myself have always been a fan on the biopic, and when that said biopic is done brilliantly, well then I can be found close to tears. Let's just say that `Finding Neverland' is on the verge of heavenly in my boat.
Following J.M. Barrie as he struggles to pick himself up from his last stage disaster, Depp does a wonderful job investing charm and humor in his character while still layering him with an apparent sadness. He's fallen out of touch with his wife, played by the tragically underused Radha Mitchell. His last few plays have been flops, and while he parades himself as the optimist on the outside Depp subtly allows us to see this man crumbling inside. When Depp was first nominated for the Oscar I didn't quite get it, but after several viewings of this film I now understand. His performance was understated and subtle, and in those subtleties he was able to breathe reality into J.M. Barrie.
Just when writers block seems to have taken its hold of Barrie he runs into a young widow Sylvia, played by the iconic Kate Winslet, and her four young boys. Barrie soon takes an attachment to the boys, and they to him, and it's in their fire that he finds inspiration for the play that made him a household name, Peter Pan. Winslet's performance is probably the most difficult of the cast, and she pulls it off with flying colors. She's able to evoke every emotion out of the audience without ever appearing overly needy or displaying a shred of self-pity. Her character has only her children in mind even as she falls apart on the inside. Like in Depps case, it's the subtlety in the performance that makes the character all the more real.
Another highlight to the film is newcomer Freddie Highmore who plays Sylvia's more emotionally troubled son Peter. His mature performance perfectly compliments those of the adult cast, and his tears in a few key scenes will mirror yours as you become emotionally invested in this young boy.
The film beautifully captures the spirit of adolescence and shows the importance for children to have a father and for men to have children. Even though Barrie was not a father himself, much less the father of the four boys that inspired him, the five of them needed each other and grew together because of it. It's a wonderful family film complete with a stellar supporting cast as well including Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie. There are few films that both parents and children can enjoy, so when gems like this film arrive we do well to swoop in and devour them.
Didactic. Bad Film........2007-03-11
I don't think anything about this film really gets going. I don't blame Winslet or Depp but I blame the director. The direction was like a poor salesman's incongruent speech before sale. It just didn't do anything for me. I wasn't touched. Not impressed. I don't even remember scenes. One of the most forgettable films I've seen.
2 of the best actors of our day.......2007-03-09
Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp are the perfect acting one-two punch. If you have not seen this movie, see it!
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- Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family...
- Didactic. Bad Film.
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Sweetness that doesn't turn saccharine is hard to find these days; Finding Neverland hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie, who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless hours with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the elements of Peter Pan take shape in his mind. The relationship between Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability, given physical form by Barrie's resentful wife (Radha Mitchell, High Art) and Sylvia's mother (Julie Christie, McCabe and Mrs. Miller). This gentle silliness could have turned to treacle, but Depp and Winslet--along with newcomer Freddie Highmore as one of the boys--keep their feet on the earth while their eyes gaze into their dreams. Also featuring a comically crusty turn from Dustin Hoffman (who appeared in another Peter Pan-themed movie, Hook) as a long-suffering theater producer. --Bret Fetzer
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A great movie.......2007-06-28
This movie really touched my heart. It's based on the man who wrote Peter Pan, and in my opinion his story is more remarkable than the play he wrote. A man who struggled to write a hit play, struggled to find happiness within his marriage, and struggled to find himself. He finds a young boy named Peter who's mom is played be Kate Winslett. He becomes involved with this young boys family and his whole life changes. This is a touching story, and dare I say will bring a tear to your eye. My wife and I thouroughly enjoyed this movie. I hope you do as well.
Finding Neverland Review.......2007-06-27
A true story about the individual who developed Peter Pan. Sad in some respects but still a film worthy of viewing. It is an enjoyable view and I recommend it to true story lovers.
Charming and delightful, wonderful entertainment for the whole family..........2007-06-21
This biopic tailor made for the family is a nice way to spend an evening at home. It's sweet, dramatic, traumatic and overall delightfully charming. It has almost every element you'd want in family entertainment. It has a wonderful script and a stellar cast and the set designs were wonderfully crafted, able to cast a sense of mystery and fantasy while still carrying a touch of reality. I myself have always been a fan on the biopic, and when that said biopic is done brilliantly, well then I can be found close to tears. Let's just say that `Finding Neverland' is on the verge of heavenly in my boat.
Following J.M. Barrie as he struggles to pick himself up from his last stage disaster, Depp does a wonderful job investing charm and humor in his character while still layering him with an apparent sadness. He's fallen out of touch with his wife, played by the tragically underused Radha Mitchell. His last few plays have been flops, and while he parades himself as the optimist on the outside Depp subtly allows us to see this man crumbling inside. When Depp was first nominated for the Oscar I didn't quite get it, but after several viewings of this film I now understand. His performance was understated and subtle, and in those subtleties he was able to breathe reality into J.M. Barrie.
Just when writers block seems to have taken its hold of Barrie he runs into a young widow Sylvia, played by the iconic Kate Winslet, and her four young boys. Barrie soon takes an attachment to the boys, and they to him, and it's in their fire that he finds inspiration for the play that made him a household name, Peter Pan. Winslet's performance is probably the most difficult of the cast, and she pulls it off with flying colors. She's able to evoke every emotion out of the audience without ever appearing overly needy or displaying a shred of self-pity. Her character has only her children in mind even as she falls apart on the inside. Like in Depps case, it's the subtlety in the performance that makes the character all the more real.
Another highlight to the film is newcomer Freddie Highmore who plays Sylvia's more emotionally troubled son Peter. His mature performance perfectly compliments those of the adult cast, and his tears in a few key scenes will mirror yours as you become emotionally invested in this young boy.
The film beautifully captures the spirit of adolescence and shows the importance for children to have a father and for men to have children. Even though Barrie was not a father himself, much less the father of the four boys that inspired him, the five of them needed each other and grew together because of it. It's a wonderful family film complete with a stellar supporting cast as well including Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie. There are few films that both parents and children can enjoy, so when gems like this film arrive we do well to swoop in and devour them.
Didactic. Bad Film........2007-03-11
I don't think anything about this film really gets going. I don't blame Winslet or Depp but I blame the director. The direction was like a poor salesman's incongruent speech before sale. It just didn't do anything for me. I wasn't touched. Not impressed. I don't even remember scenes. One of the most forgettable films I've seen.
2 of the best actors of our day.......2007-03-09
Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp are the perfect acting one-two punch. If you have not seen this movie, see it!
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