- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tom Hutchinson
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3 out of 5
In this umpteenth adaptation of JM Barrie's children's masterpiece, Peter Pan and Wendy flirt away as though there is no tomorrow in Neverland. In searching for a mother, Peter (Jeremy Sumpter) very nearly ends up with a wife. It's no wonder that fairy Tinker Bell (called "Tink" throughout and played with wonderful spirit by Ludivine Sagnier) occasionally throws a tantrum or two. Peter and Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Wood) trifle alarmingly, but convincingly, with each other's hearts as they tussle with Jason Isaacs's terrifying Captain Hook. Australian director/screenwriter PJ Hogan (My Best Friend's Wedding, Muriel's Wedding) gives this spin on the boy who wouldn't grow up a startlingly eye-catching makeover and, despite Sumpter's American accent, manages to retain the essential Englishness of the source text.
Plot Summary
Adaptation of JM Barrie's classic fantasy adventure, starring Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter and Rachel Hurd-Wood. London, the early 1900s: young Wendy Darling is visited by a boy with the ability to fly who persuades her and her brothers to join him on an adventure to the magical world of Neverland. There they encounter the evil Captain Hook and the jealous fairy Tinker Bell.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Captain Hook / Mr Darling
- Jason Isaacs
- Peter Pan
- Jeremy Sumpter
- Wendy Darling
- Rachel Hurd-Wood
- Mrs Darling
- Olivia Williams
- Tinker Bell
- Ludivine Sagnier
- Smee
- Richard Briers
- Aunt Millicent
- Lynn Redgrave
- Sir Edward Quiller Couch
- Geoffrey Palmer
- John Darling
- Harry Newell
- Michael Darling
- Freddie Popplewell
- Slightly
- Theodore Chester
- Nibs
- Harry Eden
- Tiger Lily
- Carsen Gray
Crew
- Director
- P J Hogan
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