During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her three children—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan'.
Finding Neverland is not exactly the way it happened, but this is a movie with a higher truth, one we need to believe in. And you will believe. You will.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Nov 2004
rotten:
It's harmless cotton candy with pleasant turn-of-the-century decor, but I admit the Disney ambiance eventually wore me out and I spent a lot of time looking at my watch.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
29 Nov 2004
rotten:
If it didn't have Johnny Depp as its star, Finding Neverland would barely pass muster as an average PBS Masterpiece Theatre entry.
– Ken Tucker,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
13 Feb 2005
rotten:
Infused by an awkward decorum; the kind that descends on a gathering dominated by an unmentioned death or transgression.