Forgetting Neverland

Rating: 1/10 (8 February 2005)

This film is probably worse than average Hollywood film. It is on the surface and to the core formulaic movie-making. The editing is sloppy, the characters and story mere thinly veiled clichés, the space of the movie is constricted. Johnny Depp fails to excite imagination, interest, or much more than a yawn or wince. Kate Winslet does not outdo her co-star. The language and etiquette of 1901 is completely ignored, in a way that makes it seem as if a modern story were happening in old costumes. I was especially disturbed by the fact that the film has garnered such high evaluations among critics and film-goers alike. It is nevertheless worthless, a waste of time. Your imagination deserves much more than this film can hope to inspire. I can only assume the makers of this movie were taking the advice of "believing" to heart, and thought that if they "believed" this atrocious mess were successful, then it would be. Of course it takes an audience believing against all belief to make a film like this "fly."