Mildly entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (23 March 2005)

I really wanted to like Finding Neverland. I just didn't connect to the characters. They were remote and unconnected. Also I felt that not enough background information was given that it did not allow me to get emotionally involved in the storyline. This was a personal story that never got very personal. Mr. Barrie (Johnny Depp) was not demonstrative in his emotions towards the fatherless boys that he befriends, with their mother (Kate Winslet) or his wife. He was very into his fictional tales, but it was not enough to keep the story interesting. Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet are great actors, they have had some very memorable and impressive roles, but I didn't think these particular roles were exceptional. Additionally the arc of the movie was so familiar and predictable I knew what was going to happen long before it did. The movie seemed to move slowly. A very family oriented movie with no offensive language or violence. I gave Finding Neverland 6 out of 10 stars.