magical

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2005)

There is only one word for this film - magical. Johnny depp is wonderful as JM Barrie. As we see into his imagination we are drawn into the story...and a very good one at that. the movie is about jm Barrie, a playwright who has just written his worst play ever. He goes to the park to read the paper and finds the family that becomes his muse and inspiration for a while. Kate Winslet does a great job as the group of boys mother, Sylvia. Heres the plot spoiler- Sylvia becomes extremely ill, claiming its just a chest cold, so she remains bedridden for the debut of James' (what the J stands for in JM Barrie) new masterpiece, Peter Pan. But, being the great man he is, James brings the play to Sylvia in a magical display of happiness on Neverland where James and Sylvia can escape to. Truly magical. But the happiness cannot go on forever and Sylvia dies. sad but, ill say it yet again, magical.