Beyond brilliant, this movie is inspiring.

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2005)

There was a time when I had lost all hope and faith in Hollywood's ability and willingness to create film as art as opposed to film as pure revenue creators. This movie has reformed me.
The way I view films relies almost singularly on one set of criteria: where are the flaws, how many are there, and can they be forgiven/overlooked? Finding Neverland destroyed my method beyond all repair. It was a bit like inserting a metal rod into a wood chipper.
Where are the flaws? What flaws? How many are there? There are none to be found. Can they be forgiven? The only thing this movie owes us is that it didn't go on for another 30 minutes.
So enveloped in this story was I that I could have spent the night in the theater hanging on to every word of a 12 hour movie. I did not want this movie to end because it was too perfect. It's like being a millionaire for only 2 glorious hours only to be forced back into our sad, wretched lives.
You owe it to your children (I would suggest ages 8+ because some scenes are just too powerful for young minds) to take them to see this movie. Heck, you owe it to yourselves. I defy you to endure the entirety of this movie with dry eyes. I defy you to walk out of the theater without a knot in your stomach or a lump in your throat. Lastly, I defy you to watch this movie and not conclude that Johnny Depp is the greatest actor of this generation. Beyond brilliant, this movie is inspiring. 10/10