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  About finding neverland, finding neverland reviews, finding neverland pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Finding Neverland is a lovely, poignant and in some ways old-fashioned movie.
Finding Neverland is director Marc Forster's follow-up to 2001's Monster's Ball.
Finding Neverland deals with weighty themes such as the power of the imagination, the ineffable wonder of childhood, the loss of innocence and the nature of creativity.
www.hollywoodfirm.com /movies/finding_neverland1.htm   (989 words)

  
  Finding Neverland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Finding Neverland is a 2004 film, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
Finding Neverland was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Actor for Johnny Depp.
Finding Neverland was originally scheduled to be released in the fall of 2003, but Columbia Pictures, which had the rights to Barrie's play for their film Peter Pan, refused to allow Miramax to use certain scenes from the play in Finding Neverland if it were to be released at the same time.
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 AboutFilm.com - Finding Neverland (2004)
Finding Neverland is a pleasing enough experience, successfully yanking on a few heartstrings and engaging in a few fanciful flourishes, but it doesn't find that enchanted realm at the end of the rainbow, or wherever Neverland is. The film is inventive, but not wildly so—not enough to shake it free of British costume drama conventions.
Finding Neverland is just a fictionalized account of Barrie's creation of the play, made slightly less traditional by the presence of intermittent fantasy sequences set in the worlds children imagine when they play.
Finding Neverland limits itself to assigning meaning to Peter Pan based on fictional situations, and wringing its hands over how difficult it is for writers to live with people who just don't get them.
www.aboutfilm.com /movies/f/findingneverland.htm   (997 words)

  
 Finding Neverland (2004) - A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
In FINDING NEVERLAND, director Marc Forster (“Monster’s Ball”) and an accomplished cast including Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie take a fictional look at the creation of “Peter Pan,” the classic of children’s literature that speaks directly to the child in all of us.
FINDING NEVERLAND traverses both fantasy and everyday reality, melding the difficulties and heartbreak of adult life with the spellbinding allure and childlike innocence of the boy who never grows up.
Finding Neverland is a film that satisfies both the taste and the appetite.
www.hollywoodjesus.com /finding_neverland.htm   (1998 words)

  
 Finding Neverland (2004)
Director Marc Forster's follow-up to Monster's Ball is Finding Neverland, a tale of magic and fantasy inspired by the life of James Barrie, the real-life author of the children's classic "Peter Pan".
During the commentary for Finding Neverland, the filmmakers mention that they considered the title JM Barrie’s Neverland.
Finding Neverland appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Finding Neverland [2004]: DVD: Johnny Depp,Kate Winslet,Julie Christie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Finding Neverland ends with a touching denouement, in which all trials and tragedies of the characters are vindicated, and a young family coping with loss gain a little magic and a lot of love in an unexpected way.
In Finding Neverland, he plays Pan author J M Barrie, a struggling writer who seems to prefer the company of three young boys, who have lost their father, to his wife.
All in all, Finding Neverland is a thought-provoking film with a further fine performance of a childlike adult by its star.
www.amazon.co.uk /Finding-Neverland-Johnny-Depp/dp/B0006SJ3GS   (1556 words)

  
 Finding Neverland Movie Review at Hollywood Video
But her mother, the imperious Emma du Maurier (Julie Christie) distrusts this interloper who is ruining her daughter's chances of finding a new husband by destroying her reputation.
Finding Neverland, the National Board of Review's choice for 2004's Best Picture, is a winning blend of fantasy and pathos made with intelligence and emotional restraint.
Finding Neverland seemingly represents a complete 180 degree turn for the Swiss-born director Marc Forster, who last guided Halle Berry to an Oscar in the relentlessly grim Monster's Ball.
www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=139307   (1954 words)

  
 TheMovieBoy Review - Finding Neverland (2004)
If the Academy chooses "Finding Neverland" to relegate its annual Miramax love upon with a flurry of nominations, it will not be because the film deserves it, but because it is inoffensive, moralistic, and emotional without being saccharine.
In the constant talk of a place called Neverland and a subtle suggestion that pedophilia is suspected (but immediately denied) in the relationship between Barrie and Sylvia's young sons, "Finding Neverland" regretfully brings about thoughts of Michael Jackson and recent accusations toward him concerning child molestation.
In fact, one of the major themes present in "Finding Neverland," mirroring J.M. Barrie's belief that childhood is a time to be cherished and held onto, goes against these unwanted but inevitable real-life allusions and remains totally pure of heart.
www.themovieboy.com /reviews/f/04_findingneverland.htm   (866 words)

  
 Finding Neverland (2004)
Finding Neverland, the National Board of Review's choice for 2004's Best Picture, is a winning blend of fantasy and pathos made with intelligence and emotional restraint.
Finding Neverland seemingly represents a complete 180 degree turn for the Swiss-born director Marc Forster, who last guided Halle Berry to an Oscar in the relentlessly grim Monster's Ball.
In Finding Neverland, Barrie finds solace in creativity as his marriage disintegrates; he in turn gently opens Peter's eyes to the transformative power of imagination.
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 "Finding Neverland" - Salon
No one has the answers to those questions, and the director and writers of "Finding Neverland" don't pretend to, even though the picture is, as we're tepidly alerted at the beginning, "based on true events." What Forster is interested in here is less a biopic than a mapped lunar landscape of one writer's imagination.
Forster has some good ideas here: A few of the fantasy sequences in "Finding Neverland" are lovely, and he stages a few brief scenes from "Peter Pan" in a way that gives us a sense of the impact the play must have had on straitlaced, bejeweled Edwardian audiences.
But if "Finding Neverland" shows a bit more grace and surefootedness than Forster's last picture, "Monster's Ball," it just doesn't have the buoyancy, or the resonance, that this kind of semifactual flight of fancy needs.
dir.salon.com /story/ent/movies/review/2004/11/12/neverland/index.html   (492 words)

  
 Floridian: Finding Neverland
A first viewing of Finding Neverland was tear-inducing and completely satisfying.
Depp floats through Finding Neverland with a Scottish burr and gentle mannerisms, plus a talent for expressing his character's thoughts without dialogue.
Finding Neverland works if you clap your hands and say "I believe." That's easy to do once, which is how many times most moviegoers will see it.
www.sptimes.com /2004/11/24/Floridian/Finding_Neverland.shtml   (762 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Finding Neverland (Widescreen Edition): DVD: Johnny Depp,Dustin Hoffman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The core of both stories is the same: how an adult came to find a muse within children, and to use his inspiration to write a genre breaking play that gave the world one of the most endearing characters in all of fiction.
The story of "Finding Neverland" was inspired by the life of author/playwright James M. Barrie who is played by the talented Johnny Depp.
Bottom line, Finding Neverland may be a "fudge" on some facts but the story breaks down the creation well and gives us an insight into a timeframe and a man. The man that was Peter Pan.
www.amazon.com /Finding-Neverland-Widescreen-Johnny-Depp/dp/B0007CNXUK   (2594 words)

  
 CNN.com - Review: 'Finding Neverland' a joy to see - Nov 19, 2004
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- "Finding Neverland" is a beautifully crafted exploration of the many dimensions of the human heart.
With "Finding Neverland," Magee and Forster -- just as Barrie himself did with "Peter Pan" -- have created a story aimed squarely at the child within all of us.
"Finding Neverland's" blend of magic, humor, human redemption, emotion and unconditional love is a deeply satisfying and potent mix.
www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/19/review.neverland/index.html   (757 words)

  
 Filmtracks: Finding Neverland (Jan A. P. Kaczmarek)
Finding Neverland: (Jan A. Kaczmarek) Despite the film title's Peter Pan and Pixar-like associations, Finding Neverland is a serious (albeit fictional) look at James Matthew Barrie's process of creating the Peter Pan tale and how it would affect his real life relationships.
Somewhat of a heartbreak film, Finding Neverland has a grown-up perspective about its material despite a main character whose fantasy so entrances him that the real life aspect holds its own magical, fairy-tale kind of cloudiness.
A lightly dancing rhythm often propels Finding Neverland as fans of Portman and Warbeck will recognize immediately, with those rhythms often pronounced very delicately, but deliberately as the work progresses.
www.filmtracks.com /titles/finding_neverland.html   (772 words)

  
 :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Finding Neverland (xhtml)
"Finding Neverland" is the story of a man who doesn't want to grow up, and writes the story of a boy who never does.
His masterstroke is to invite 25 orphans to the play's opening night and scatter them through the audience, where their laugher and delight stirs the adults to see the magic in the play.
For Depp, "Finding Neverland" is the latest in an extraordinary series of performances.
rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041118/REVIEWS/41103002/1023   (1050 words)

  
 Finding Neverland - Johnny Depp page 25
"Finding Neverland" is a tale of magic and fantasy inspired by the life of James Barrie, the author of the children's classic "Peter Pan."
In "Finding Neverland," director Marc Forster ("Monster's Ball") and an accomplished cast including Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie take a fictional look at the creation of "Peter Pan," the classic of children's literature that speaks directly to the child in all of us.
But Finding Neverland is Depp's show all the way, and his performance goes a long way toward making the film as affecting as it is. There has always been an almost child-like fascination and sense of wonder in his best work, and it's on full display here.
www.ohjohnny.net /neverland/neverland25.html   (5728 words)

  
 Finding Neverland (2004): Reviews
It's a real pleasure to find a movie as calm, measured and dead-on in its impact as Finding Neverland.
Finding Neverland takes a big, brave leap and lands splat on the sidewalk.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Finding Neverland has finally ended my craving for that movie, with (in my opinion) 2004's best picture.
www.metacritic.com /film/titles/findingneverland   (1265 words)

  
 Finding Neverland Movie Review - Finding Neverland Movie Trailer - The Boston Globe
Depp's typical careening lilt of rock 'n' roll is gone from ''Finding Neverland," a movie in which everything is on its best behavior, including him.
''Finding Neverland" is like a Burton movie made by the Merchant-Ivory team, which is to say that respectability and mannerliness block out all the enchantments.
But ''Finding Neverland" risks nothing, showing Barrie as a lovable, avuncular eccentric, who blows into the lives of grieving children and brings them joy, fun, and useable lessons.
www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=5596   (833 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Finding Neverland at Epinions.com
Finding Neverland is the best movie of 2004.
Finding Neverland is loosely based on the real life story of J.M. Barrie, the author who wrote Peter Pan.
Finding Neverland really moved me, and I truly hope it wins, even though it is the underdog contender.
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 MovieFreak.com - "Finding Neverland" DVD Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In what is probably a fictional conceit, we are told that Barrie created Neverland for himself when his older brother died and his mother was inconsolable.
At the end of the film he tells little Peter (Highmore) that the way to Neverland is to “Just believe.” This film places a value on imagination and childhood wonder and innocence that is refreshing and affecting.
The Magic of Finding Neverland: This is a making-of featurette, with the usual interviews-and-clips format.
www.moviefreak.com /dvd/f/findingneverland.htm   (828 words)

  
 SoundtrackNet : Finding Neverland Soundtrack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Bolstered by a winning performance by Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland is being heralded as one of the best films of this year, which I would agree with.
It is quite engaging for its full running time, has an excellent pace and writing, the characters always seem truthful in their actions and behavior and there is a sense of magic about the film.
"This is Neverland" begins gently with subtle high strings and mid-range flute, before the playful side cautiously emerges, the pennywhistle and woodwinds join in and all sections soar in representation of visiting Neverland for the first time.
www.soundtrack.net /soundtracks/database/?id=3782   (669 words)

  
 SPLICEDwire | "Finding Neverland" movie review (2004) "Finding Neverland" review, Marc Forster, Johnny Depp, Kate ...
A colorful but melancholy whimsy burns at the heart of "Finding Neverland," and it is perfectly personified by Johnny Depp in another irreproachable, unconventional performance as playwright J.M. Barrie, creator of "Peter Pan."
Radha Mitchell ("Man on Fire," "Phone Booth") finds both pain and pride as Barrie's emotionally forsaken wife and Julie Christie is resolute in her disapproval as Sylvia's society-minded mother.
What matters most though is that "Finding Neverland" does indeed capture with much delight the spirit that inspired "Peter Pan." But then, who could expect anything less with the singular and distinctive Johnny Depp to embody that spirit heart and soul?
www.splicedonline.com /04reviews/findneverland.html   (485 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Finding Neverland: DVD: Marc Forster,Julie Christie,Johnny Depp,Ian Hart,Kate Maberly,Vanessa ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The modestly scaled Finding Neverland is a marvel of tone -- it is an emotional film that never feels melodramatic or manipulative while offering some wonderfully charming and funny moments.
Serious emotional pains are felt throughout the film, from the death of a parent to the death of a marriage to the death of a child.
Finding Neverland wants little more than to allow the audience to learn the same lesson that Kate Winslet and her boys do, and it succeeds with charm, warmth, and sensitivity.
www.amazon.ca /Finding-Neverland-Marc-Forster/dp/B0007CNXUK   (1895 words)

  
 Science Fiction Movie and TV Reviews
Forster (Monster's Ball) also finds the magic in the story with imaginative recreations of Barrie's fantasy world as the boys might have seen it in their minds.
But for all its virtues, Neverland seems to skim over the surface of the story, like a pirate ship on a moonlit sea, offering precious little insight into the events that led to Barrie's deathless contribution to fantasy.
Instead, it tantalizes viewers with glimpses of the roiling emotions beneath the almost unbearable tragedy that underpinned Barrie's relationships with the family and that counterbalanced his imaginative flights of fancy.
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 'Finding Neverland' reveiwed on the official website of Laura Hird
‘Finding Neverland’ tells the story of the process by which J. Barrie (Johnny Depp) unlocked the door in the seriously roomy mansion of his imagination that led through to the titular island; a place where children could be children forever.
Although it is unlikely that such sorts would be amongst the audience in the first place, ‘Finding Neverland’ really is a film to make the most hardnosed blubber just a little.
If one judges the quality of a movie based on the emotional response it elicits from its audience, then ‘Finding Neverland’ is of the first rank: my tear ducts were positively throbbing by the time it came to view the credits through misty eyes.
www.laurahird.com /filmreviews/findingneverland.html   (982 words)

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