The nominee that got away.

Rating: 10/10 (12 September 2011)

Marc Forster's Finding Neverland is what I like to call "The Oscar nominee that got away". I didn't know it was an Oscar nominee until a few months ago. But I must say it deserved to be. It's not really a movie that people look back on and think about and quote on. But it should be(though I must say that I couldn't quote it).
Johnny Depp gives one of his best performances as James M. Barrie, a playwright who met a widow(Kate Winslet) and her children, and his relationship with them led him to create one of the most classic stories of all time.
Depp's performance is marvelous. I don't think i've heard a better Scottish accent before in my life. But thats not why his performance is so wonderful. Depp reaches into your hearts(and the characters) and tugs on your heart strings. Really, a wonderful performance.
The other performances are wonderful also. Kate Winslet(she can never let us down) gives a delightful performance also. And so does Freddie Highmore, who was Barrie's interest for his main character(you'll have to see it in order to find out what the story is).
The whole movie really tugs on your heart strings. And it also has a wide imagination, as you can tell by the scenes when Barrie and the kids are make believing. The movie shares their imagination, and its really wonderful.
I was so touched by the imagination and the final scene of it. Oh, the final, most beautiful scene of Finding Neverland. That scene did something very hard to do. Something that only E.T., Toy story 3, and Up ever did. It got a tear out of me. Ashamed? Yes, I am. But its really such a wonderful and imaginative film that you just may do the same.
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