Should you watch Finding Neverland?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Finding Neverland
Film · 2004
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
The sides of Finding Neverland
- J.M. Barrie in a writing slump
- A widow and her four boys
- The birth of Peter Pan
Finding Neverland is good for you if…
- you like a story about childhood that ends in tears.
- you like a writer who becomes part of a grieving family.
- you like Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet at their gentlest.
Finding Neverland is bad for you if…
- you can't watch a mother's illness on screen.
- you roll your eyes at a film about believing in fairies.
About: imagination · grief · growing up
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