A masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2005)

This movie is the antidote for our age. Altruism exists, humanity is good, and let the world know that our every act need not be motivated by our baser instincts. Go, appreciate extraordinary goodness, and cry for joy along with the rest of the audience! Johnny Depp has never impressed me as an actor of any depth, but in this role he excels and proves me wrong-headed. He absolutely feels this part in his bones and electrifies the set and all the actors who share it with him. Winslet is beautifully wonderful, Dustin Hoffman can add to a bit role as much as he does a lead character. And Jule Christie is still the love of my life as a harsh but well-meaning grandmother! The boys are each talented stars who seem to have appreciated their roles and their responsibilities in the narration of this remarkable tale.