Peter Pan (2003) Critic Reviews

Imbued with a greater degree of psychological darkness than before.Read the full review

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

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

Needs more than happy thoughts to get off the ground.Read the full review

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

Lavishly produced -- overproduced, actually -- and persistently unexciting.Read the full review

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

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

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