Wonderful!

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2005)

I was surprised how much I loved it. It was a very subtle film, yet the quietness of it is what I found appealing. It's a movie you can watch with your family, but I think it's more engaging for adults. It was directed with a sense of what I could imagine how Barrie viewed things in his life. Visually the movie is very beautiful with top-notch production. Moreover, I'm glad the director avoided being too sentimental with the material. Instead, the movie develops with emotional scenes that carry real value in the characters and the audience. I also have to applaud Johnny Depp, giving a quiet performance that was very wonderful. This is definitely one of the best pictures I've seen recently (if not the best of the year). A touching movie that I won't forget.