Movie worthy of a different era.

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2004)

One word can be used to sum up "Finding Neverland"- Brilliant! My wife and I are longtime fans of Turner Classic Movies and find the cinema of says 1940 to about 1970 superior to what you have today. Special effects, with the actors supporting them, seems to be the rule rather than the exception! Character development, script and skill full direction, are often lacking in the movies of today. Here we have an achievement worthy of the Academy's consideration. Forster's directing is wonderful, he weaves a powerful story full of emotion, imagination, thought and feelings, with great skill and tenderness. The principles take their characters to mean something we can identify with. The children are all excellent, particularly the young boy who plays Peter. His screen chemistry with Depp is remarkable. A word about Mr. Depp. In my view, he has ascended to the level of THE great actor of this generation. He can stand eye to eye with Gregory Peck, Lawrence Olivier, Clark Gable, Paul Newman- all of the GREAT actors of yesteryear, and be right at home. Other than the obvious theme in the movie's second half, the rating could be "G".