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OFCS Rating: 82% Fresh |
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| "Finding Neverland moved me at times but didn't transport me, either to Edwardian London in the first instance, or from there to Neverland." |
| Blogcritics.org |
| Alan Dale |
5/5 | "Se queda grabada en el alma, esa alma que debiera seguir con polvos mágicos en vez de sólo empolvándose con el paso del tiempo." |
| Cinenganos |
| Alex Ramirez |
| "In his second role this year as a writer (remember 'Secret Window'?), Johnny Depp delivers an extraordinary performance, one marked again by meticulous attention to detail." |
| ReelTalk Movie Reviews |
| Betty Jo Tucker |
| "The film is incredibly manipulative both in its script and execution, but despite this we do feel for the characters." |
| european-films.net |
| Boyd van Hoeij |
B | "Neverland is a heartfelt movie that manages to evoke the magic of "Peter Pan" in the most refreshingly basic, unexpected ways." |
| FilmJerk.com |
| Brian Orndorf |
B- | "Finding Neverland flirts with complexity but never goes all the way." |
| AboutFilm.com |
| Carlo Cavagna |
| "As James M. Barrie, Depp appears the consummately charismatic child-man." |
| PopMatters |
| Cynthia Fuchs |
C | "If you check out the real bio on Barrie you will wonder what this film was all about." |
| Ozus' World Movie Reviews |
| Dennis Schwartz |
4/10 | "The only spark of genuine humanity appears at the very end, but by that time most great opportunities of FINDING NEVERLAND are already lost." |
| Draxblog Movie Reviews |
| Dragan Antulov |
2.5/4 | "The frequent steps from reality into fantasy are gorgeous to behold and humanely relevant rather than cloying and cute." |
| TheMovieBoy.com |
| Dustin Putman |
A+ | "A powerful work which embraces the joys of life and the neverending spirit of imagination, equally heartwarming and heartbreaking, often at the same time." |
| FilmJerk.com |
| Edward Havens |
3/5 | "El asunto tiene buenas intenciones, pero, ¿cómo no conmoverse con el primer plano de un niño con grandes ojos llorosos?" |
| Uruguay Total |
| Enrique Buchichio |
A- | "Barrie is played with astonishing perfection by Johnny Depp, who at this rate is going to become the best actor of his generation whether he wants the attention or not." |
| EricDSnider.com |
| Eric D. Snider |
3.5/4 | "If you can’t get inspired by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, you certainly have no imagination." |
| eFilmCritic.com |
| Erik Childress |
B | "A fine, pleasant film that's intent on making grown men cry. At any cost." |
| Film Blather |
| Eugene Novikov |
3.5/4 | "Es cierto que la película se toma ciertas libertades y no es del todo exacta históricamente. Sin embargo, muestra lo esencial: que Barrie era un artista extraordinario." |
| Doncinema.com |
| Flavio J. Arosemena |
B+ | "Refined and often charming, but it's also...a trifle earthbound. It doesn't reach the level of transcendence at which it aims (and which Barrie's original work achieved)." |
| One Guy's Opinion |
| Frank Swietek |
5/5 | "Finding Neverland, one of the best films of the year, is a convincing and tender depiction of the ties between imagination, play, and creativity." |
| Spirituality and Practice |
| Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
4/4 | "...2004’s most captivating picture, and certainly my biggest cinematic surprise to date this year..." |
| eCinemaCenter.com |
| Gabe Leibowitz |
B+ | "Intertwines imaginative fantasy with real life -- and like Neverland itself, it is a beguiling, intoxicating mix." |
| Mixed Reviews |
| Gabriel Shanks |
3/4 | "This is solid but unspectacular entertainment, and most who see it will leave theaters satisfied, although not overwhelmed." |
| ReelViews |
| James Berardinelli |
3/4 | "a whimsical film that tries to shine the brightest possible light on its subject matter" |
| Q Network Film Desk |
| James Kendrick |
5/5 | "The true stories behind the creation and creator of Peter Pan give Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet a chance to warm -- and break -- our hearts." |
| Netflix |
| James Rocchi |
3/4 | "Impeccable production and a lovely swelling score will make a believer of the most cynical viewer." |
| Palo Alto Weekly |
| Jeanne Aufmuth |
8/10 | "The movie is able to sail through familiar waters rather than sink under the weight of clichés." |
| Window to the Movies |
| Jeffrey Chen |
8/10 | "Finding Neverland is sentimental, to be sure, but a wonderful find for the patient viewer." |
| DVDTown.com |
| John J. Puccio |
8/10 | "A rare example of obvious Oscar bait that still manages to grab you and charm you into a trance." |
| Planet Sick-Boy |
| Jon Popick |
3/4 | "'En una época tan falta de historias agradables, que rejuvenezcan el espíritu humano y nos transporten a lo mejor de nuestra infancia, un filme como este es perfecto'" |
| Moviola |
| Jorge Avila Andrade |
2.5/5 | "full review in Greek" |
| Movies for the Masses |
| Joseph Proimakis |
4.5/5 | "Inspiration for imagination is all around us, if we only will open our eyes and hearts...open yours to this film." |
| Cinerina |
| Karina Montgomery |
3/4 | "Like a cross between the fantasy of Big Fish and the childlike sense of wonder of In America." |
| Montreal Film Journal |
| Kevin N. Laforest |
A- | "a moving tribute to the man who encouraged his readers to never lose their sense of wonder" |
| Reeling Reviews |
| Laura Clifford |
3.5/5 | "Forster approaches this story of elaborately repressed desires with admirable restraint, resisting the temptation to reduce Barrie to a tangle of pop pathologies." |
| TV Guide's Movie Guide |
| Maitland McDonagh |
3/4 | "Finding Neverland wants us to believe, but instead of desperately forcing itself on our inner-child, the film takes its time and allows us in of our own accord." |
| Mark Reviews Movies |
| Mark Dujsik |
3/4 | "Not so much a biography as a sweet, emotional drama" |
| Movie Habit |
| Marty Mapes |
| "[Depp] is an actor who has never let grownup inhibitions restrain him -- he gives an all... that combines the exhilaration of a child at play with an adult melancholy...
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| Flick Filosopher |
| MaryAnn Johanson |
3.5/4 | "Finding Neverland was a real discovery for me. How many of us knew what a personal, emotional, and heartfelt tale this was?" |
| Aisle Seat |
| Mike McGranaghan |
2/4 | "The cumbersome Finding Neverland never gets off the ground.
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| Slant Magazine |
| Nick Schager |
3/5 | "É um bom filme, não há dúvida. Mas, com um pouco mais de coragem, poderia ter sido tão ambicioso quanto o próprio Peter Pan." |
| Cinema em Cena |
| Pablo Villaca |
3.5/5 | "An unusual little film." |
| Film Threat |
| Pete Vonder Haar |
4.5/5 | "Simply gorgeous to look at, and it packs an undeniable punch--strange, silly, inventive, devastating, inspiring." |
| Shadows on the Wall |
| Rich Cline |
B | "The film is whimsical, but it lacks dramatic punch." |
| Laramie Movie Scope |
| Robert Roten |
B+ | "Director Marc Forster...has gone a lighter, more fanciful route with “Finding Neverland” and accomplishes things quite well." |
| Reeling Reviews |
| Robin Clifford |
A | "Little delights add up in Neverland." |
| Eclipse Magazine |
| Sean O'Connell |
| "Forster doesn't know how to make his story flow -- the picture moves from scene to scene with an almost painfully mechanical precision." |
| Salon.com |
| Stephanie Zacharek |
C+ | "Barrie's Neverland is a bubble bath with endless castles, clouds and caves waiting to be explored. Forster's is a relaxing hot tub, which is also nice, but not the same thing." |
| Decent Films Guide |
| Steven D. Greydanus |
2/4 | "Tugs at the heartstrings like a toe-fingered harpist." |
| Film Freak Central |
| Walter Chaw |
4/4 | "The film's about knowing where your inner child is and letting it out to explore great worlds of adventure." |
| Oscar Guy |
| Wesley Lovell |
3.5/4 | ""Finding Neverland" is full of wit, emotion, adventure, and mystery that will inspire all ages to come see why and how Peter Pan was born." |
| BlackFilm.com |
| Wilson Morales |
2.5/4 | Read review |
| Big Picture Big Sound |
| Joe Lozito |
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OFCS Rating: 82% Fresh |
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