Best Movie I've Seen In Awhile!!

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2005)

I saw this movie when it first came out in theaters around Thanksgiving. I am a huge Johnny Depp fan and figured the movie would have cute storyline. A friend and I were home from college for Thanksgiving break and had not seen each other since we both left for school the past fall. This movie was incredible. It really is the perfect "all-around" masterpiece. It made me laugh, cry, get angry, be frustrated, and hopeful. It has been a long while since a movie was able to create such a wide-range of emotions. Over the past few years I have been very disappointed in the movies Hollywood has been putting out. They all seem to be going for the big epic to try and grab an Oscar. This movie got back to basics and I felt like I truly connected with all the characters. The best part of this movie was how my friend and I felt after seeing it. We had both just started college and were so stressed with school and money and moving and starting new friendships, that we were having trouble remembering what's important. In the words of Mr. Barry, we were "growing up". This movie took us back to our childhood. It allowed us to remember what it was like to play in the backyard with our siblings, act out imaginary stories as we played "dress-up", laugh at silly, perhaps ridiculous things, and see the magic in everything as we did when we were kids. This movie reminds us that family and friends is so important in life. And that you should not take life too seriously because if you do, you will suffer the worst fate in the world: losing the ability to have fun and find joy in almost every situation. This movie is great for all ages, but I highly recommend it to those of you who have forgotten what it is like to loose yourself in your imagination. Those of you who may be "growing up", or already have grown up. "Finding Neverland" has the ability to bring you back to your child hood.