Finding Neverland

Pros: beautiful English scenery, cute kids, Depp and Winslet, sweet, comforting

Cons: manipulative, sappy, unrealistic at times, predictable (all of which are forgivable)

The Bottom Line: Star-studded, melodramatic biopic. Flawed, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Review: "I feel used," I said, wiping a small tear from my cheek as Finding Neverland s credits rolled. The film adaptation of Allan Knee s play The Man Who Was Peter Pan is wholesome family fare enjoyable, sugary sweet, but not exactly...

Pros: Dustin Hoffman is excellent.

Cons: Poorly directed, poorly edited, poorly acted, poorly shot, poorly scored...really, quite poor.

The Bottom Line: For a film about the wealth of imagination, it's sure lacking it.

Review: Right after one finishes watching Finding Neverland, one thinks that they've just seen a five-star film. Such is the initial power of un-imaginative, by the numbers cinema. Everyone, really, is lazy at heart and mind. That's why I suspect...

Pros: Everything!!

Cons: Nothing!

Review: I just love this movie. Johnny Depp has proven to be such a great actor. The cast is terrific. Very heartwarming story that will make you a little teary.

Pros: a gentle and moving story

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: a warm and moving portrayal of an authors inspirational play and a regained youth

Review: As is often the case with famous authors, many people will be familiar with their literary output but know very little about their creator. Finding Neverland addresses this imbalance in the case of J.M. Barrie, author of one of the most famous...

Pros: touching, elegant, and imaginative

Cons: bring lots of tissues

The Bottom Line: An inspiring testament to love, imagination and holding on to the child within.

Review: I had good reasons to suspect I wouldn't like this movie:

1. No sex, no nudity, no violence, not even a curse word. What's the point?
2. I don't like Peter Pan.
3. Johnny Depp, who wears eyeliner better than anyone in Hollywood,...

Pros: A moving film, personally and emotionally. Brilliant!

Cons: Title may imply this is a children's film.

The Bottom Line: I recommend this film highly, the viewer will experience something wonderful and personal.

Review: When viewing this movie, I was unsure of what I should expect. The title is the trick, and the film is not another "Hook".

That stated, this is a difficult film to write an opinion of and truly do the film justice. How much of the plot is...

Pros: the story and performance

Cons: very little

The Bottom Line: Very heartfelt, doesn't require much in the way of special effects.

Review: This story is based on James Barrie, the playwright best known for Peter Pan and it is one of the best films that I ve seen this year, despite receiving next to no hype or marketing push.

James Barrie (Johnny Depp) is a playwright,...

Pros: Great Screenplay, intelligent dialogue, everything that most movies today lack

Cons: OK, MAYBE a little slow but the film's only an 1 hr 45 min!

The Bottom Line: Movie Magic at its VERY best. What movies should be. Go See It!

Review: *Warning: A few spoilers....but not many.*

Films these days have lost a certain touch that makes them special. It's very hard to describe, but if you watched films from back in the day (especially the Golden Age of Film back in the '20s...

Pros: acting, storyline, cinematography

Cons: schmaltzy

The Bottom Line: I guess I'm just a softie at heart.

Review: I ve never seen Peter Pan performed in theatres. Nor, to the best of my knowledge, have I ever seen one of the movie versions. Yet somehow I ve known the story all my life (I think a little picture book may hold the answer to this mystery...

Pros: A nice slice-of-history movie, well acted, beautifully designed, squeaky clean.

Cons: Seems a little slow at times, emotions played very low-key.

The Bottom Line: A good low-key movie dealing with the theme of maturity, fine acting and beautiful design, very intelligent and literate script.

Review: The entertainment world is full of surprises. Here is the story of a man who was chronically immature, and who wrote the great play (Peter Pan) celebrating the unwillingness to grow up--and yet the movie somehow manages to celebrate maturity, which...