Wonderful

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2004)

"Finding Neverland" follows J.M. Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family as they inspire him to write his most famous play, "Peter Pan".
There is quite a bit of Hollywood in this film, as I'm sure there are the same countless inaccuracies in any story 'inspired by true events'. But Johnny Depp (Barrie) gives an expectedly brilliant performance. His camaraderie with the Davies boys draws the audience into the mind of a man who wrote about fairies and eternal youth. Freddie Highmore shines as the reticent, grieving Peter.
"Neverland" is a sweet, romantic movie about the beauty of youth and the pain of growing up.