Boundless imagination.

Rating: 7/10 (5 August 2006)

A wonderful movie. When has Johnny Depp let you down? A very interesting story about the famed Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie trying to rebound from a stinker of a play that disappointed Edwardian English society. Unlikely inspiration comes from a stroll in London's Kensington Gardens, where Barrie strikes a friendship with a group of young boys and their charming mother Sylvia Llewelyn Davies(Kate Winslet). As this relationship deepens, Barrie garners enough inspiration to write his most noted work 'Peter Pan'. The building emotions between James and Sylvia is touching and heartfelt. FINDING NEVERLAND can be enjoyed by the entire family.
Depp is in his element and Winslet is graceful as she is beautiful. Radha Mitchell should not be overlooked as Barrie's unhappy wife Mary Ansell. Other standouts: Dustin Hoffman, Freddie Highmore, Kelly Macdonald and Julie Christie.