Great fun for those who do not prejudge

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2004)

I'm half inclined to quote Dr Johnson's comment on the Giant's Causeway - 'it is worth seeing but not worth going to see' but that would be a little bit unfair.
Yes, it's a weepy, but this film does give something more. Depp is very good as JM Barrie and Winslet, for a change, neither strips nor wears a corset.
The gem of this film is the child actors - they are quite magnificent and the ending had the cinema shaking with sobbing...
Do not sit down to watch this with any preconceptions and you will probably enjoy it all the more. Yes, there will be those people who will complain about the accuracy of the film, but for most of us this is a pleasant romantic story with a few tears and laughs...