P.J. Hogan's rendering of this classic story is timeless and beautiful. Though in certain instances the events of the story vary somewhat from author J.M. Barrie's stories and play, it is easy to forgive these trespasses when you consider that some things work well in print or on stage, but need to be changed in screen adaptation. Moreover, the movie remains accurate to the themes of the original story (more-so, especially, than previous adaptations), and even the darker side of the "children's stories" are captured in this film. The movie was brilliantly cast and superbly acted. The actors loved their characters and it showed. Jason Isaacs, in particular was magnificent as Hook, giving the character the touch of dignity that has been left by the wayside in other adaptations (most notably Disney's Peter Pan), while still maintaining the malignant evil and tortured soul that Barrie himself attributed the villain. The film is lushly beautiful, an elegant adaptation.
Review of Peter Pan
