Chicago – Aficionados of J.M. Barrie movie adaptations will immediately recognize a bit of trivia-worthy casting in Nick Willing’s “Peter Pan” prequel, “Neverland.” Bob Hoskins is cast as Smee, a role he previously inhabited in Steven Spielberg’s “Hook.” I’m not sure why, considering “Hook” isn’t all that fondly remembered, though after sitting through the first half of this tedious slog, I was praying for a cameo by Rufio.
“Neverland” is merely the latest in a series of “too-hip-for-charm” franchise reboots that seem perversely bent on draining beloved fantasies of their childlike wonder. I don’t have a clue what sort of audience member would find this two-part, three-hour miniseries the least bit satisfying. As an adult drama, it’s a childish bore. As children’s fare, it’s dank and dreary. No wonder Peter and his posse of lost boys are so desperate to find a way home.
“Neverland” is merely the latest in a series of “too-hip-for-charm” franchise reboots that seem perversely bent on draining beloved fantasies of their childlike wonder. I don’t have a clue what sort of audience member would find this two-part, three-hour miniseries the least bit satisfying. As an adult drama, it’s a childish bore. As children’s fare, it’s dank and dreary. No wonder Peter and his posse of lost boys are so desperate to find a way home.
- 4/2/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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- 9/23/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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