Peter Pan (2003) Critic Reviews

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Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

All Peter Pan lacks is a Peter Pan with any discernible personality, no matter that Jeremy Sumpter is the first actual, genetic boy to play the role on film.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

tT never grow up is unspeakably sad, and this is the first Peter Pan where Peter's final flight seems not like a victory but an escape.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

A bright, whirling pinwheel of a movie that tosses around special effects like confetti, but the techno magic is graced with a touch of sensuality.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Though being magical is very much its intention, it never manages to cross the threshold that makes that happen in our hearts.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Unlike last year's disastrous "Pinocchio" with Roberto Benigni, this movie proves worth the time, effort, and money to get the whole family to a theater.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Despite a hint that Peter (Jeremy Sumpter) and Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Wood) might get it on, there's nothing to crow about.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Carla MeyerAdd Critic to Favorites

A dazzling retelling of the J.M. Barrie tale, offers accomplished acting, splendid visuals, and in the role of the boy who won't grow up ... an actual boy.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

The film suffers from uneven acting, an over-reliance on production values and an uncertainty over how dangerous the children's adventures should be.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

Mr. Hogan understands both themes, and his filmmaking style is a perfect mixture of wide-eyed wonder and slightly melancholy sophistication.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites

It's tacky and beautiful, sometimes both at the same time. Occasionally flatfooted even as it sparkles, the film suffers when Hogan lets the scenery do the directing for him, but he's chosen a cast capable of shouldering the film's weight.Read the full review

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