Peter Pan & Wendy Reviews
It’s a gorgeous rendering of a classic. Imperfect and messy, but personal and earnest, as well.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 3, 2024
'Peter Pan & Wendy' is a decent live-action remake stays faithful to the source material as well as its animated predecessor, but that's about it.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 31, 2023
Faith, trust and pixie dust populate this tale of magic, mystery and swashbuckling sword fights centred around Jude Law’s conflicted Captain Hook
| Aug 27, 2023
As an adult who never bought into those claims that growing up is the greatest adventure, “Peter Pan & Wendy” is poignant and evocative. It serves as an optimistic message to inspire children to meet the challenges of fast-approaching adulthood.
| Aug 23, 2023
While Lowery’s Neverland is an enchanting destination ... his idiosyncratic storytelling style seems stifled, as if the studio had promised him a puffy-sleeved pirate shirt and instead strapped him up in a straitjacket.
| Original Score: B- | Aug 7, 2023
A beautiful adaptation of a classic story that blends the book’s mysticism with David Lowery’s knack for the eerie.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2023
David Lowery showcases the best of his ability while crafting a throwback to early 2000’s Fairytale movies mixing depth but also Never forgetting the essence of what made the animated feature so magical! Count me as a fan!
| Original Score: B+ | Jul 22, 2023
Daniel Hart’s score stands out from the other technical components, elevating the several adventure set pieces and transforming Neverland into a truly magical world. The small changes made to the world-building preserve the essence of the original tale.
| Original Score: B+ | Jul 21, 2023
Lowery doesn’t give us what we think we want in “Peter Pan & Wendy.” ... Instead he gives us something to think about — a variation on a classic story with room to explore and experiment.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 6, 2023
The movie is an argument for leaving all the old stories alone if we’re not willing to embrace their weirdness and wrongness. Otherwise, we kill a lot of the odd magic that attracted us to begin with.
| Jun 2, 2023
David Lowery should just be put in charge of all of Disney's live-action efforts as he has shown a clear understanding for youthful growing pains and how nostalgia for the past can prevent one from the joys of aging.
| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 29, 2023
Even if this film can’t fully escape its streaming budget, Lowery still manages to make a story that’s been told plenty of times feel fresh.
| May 27, 2023
It's a shame this one didn't get a theatrical release. Lowery's sweeping scenery deserves to be highlighted.
| Original Score: B | May 19, 2023
I would argue this is one of the better efforts compared to the likes of the much more expensive Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, which is also what I’d expect from director David Lowery.
| Original Score: 6/10 | May 18, 2023
Even a respected auteur like director David Lowery can’t save Peter Pan & Wendy, yet another bland live-action adaptation of a Disney classic...
| May 17, 2023
Peter Pan & Wendy is a puzzlingly bland take on one of the liveliest children’s stories of all time.
| May 17, 2023
While Peter Pan and Wendy misses some opportunities to possibly elevate its material, the end result is still pretty entertaining.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 17, 2023
Poignant and fanciful.
| Original Score: A- | May 17, 2023
There's too much corporate constraints on this film... I think it's time to just cut this franchise loose.
| May 17, 2023
It's not a totally worthless endeavor but in a world in which dozens of Pan adaptations exist, there's not enough here to separate the movie from its predecessors. If you're going to hire David Lowery, let him cook!
| Original Score: B- | May 15, 2023