Finding Nothingland

Rating: Null/10 (8 October 2004)

The only thing that the viewer would find after watching this pedestrian TV-style movie is unsurmountable boredom. The film portrays the pleasures of escapism in the most trivial and unimaginative way. Having Johnny Depp running dressed like an Indian in front of Kate Winslet's children can hardly introduce them to an alternative world created by the powers of imagination. Also the relations between the adults are too pat and convenient to provide any dramatic momentum in this movie. All the potential sources of conflict are glossed over in favour of a predictably lame happy ending. Adequate performances and crisp photography as someone would expect from a period piece, but not much else. For alternatives, the standard choice is "Mary Poppins" and the superior choice is Terry Gilliam's "Time Bandits".