In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
Familiarity doesn't exactly breed contempt, yet despite the novelty of a real boy as Peter, the movie does engender a listless been-there / eaten-that reaction.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
25 Dec 2003
fresh:
In this incarnation, Peter is imbued with a greater degree of psychological darkness than before.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
25 Dec 2003
rotten:
With only a few exceptions, the performances (and the script) range between dull and mediocre.