Reviews

I went into this movie with high expectations. Peter Pan did NOT disappoint. There are such differences between this film and the Disney classic, as well as the Mary Martin version. These differences are beyond good. Peter Pan is a family film that takes itself seriously. We explore Peters feelings, why he does not want to feel them, and how part of him wants to stay with Wendy in the end. For the first time, we see a more graphic side of Hook (Hook without his hook), as well as a softer side. Hook is also a man who has feelings and wants to be loved. The character of Wendy gets to show us that she is starting to grow up quickly. She has all of these emotions bottled up inside (love, adventure etc.) but doesnt know what to do with them. Also for the first time, Wendy shows that she can handle herself in a fight against pirates. This film has a lot more action than the other two popular versions. The action is great. Little bit of stabbing, scratching, cutting, bleeding but nothing too graphic. We are also able to relate to the movie SO much better when the character of Peter is actually played by a little boy. Jeremy Sumpter was perfect in the film and the fact that he had such a young, little boy face whose voice was still soft made his character even more interesting. The ONLY complaint that I have is that I wish the film stayed with the mermaids a little bit longer. I was expecting to see their fins and see them screw with Wendy a little bit. But what you see in the trailer is what you see on the big screen. Other than that, the acting was PERFECT, the script was PERFECT, the set direction was PERFECT etc. This film is damn near PERFECT. 10/10

I was in San Francisco and decided to see an "artsy" film. I bought tickets to this movie and was quite impressed, even though I am usually a fan of movies like The Terminator and Armageddon. The movie takes place around 1927 with a young girl named Feglee playing with her dad in the field. He soon gets drafted and soon sends for his daughter. She ends up getting put onto the wrong boat and ends up in Paris where she is re-named Suzie. The young girl soon morphs beautifully into Christina Ricci who makes friends with the smart and sexy Lola (Cate Blanchett). They get jobs as Opera singers and the both of them find love. Lola, with the main Opera Singer named Dante, and Suzie with a gypsy named Cesar, who takes care of the horses. Dante finds out that Suzie is Jewish and ends up telling people, which would put her in danger. So Suzie must decide whether she should flee and go to America to find her father or stay with Cesar. I was truly surprised that I could enjoy a movie like this. Of course this movie has some slow parts, but which movie doesn't? And the performances were truly outstanding. An unrecognizable Cate Blanchett and Johnny Depp seriously were in their characters. But the movie belongs to Christina Ricci. I have seen her play a rebel-type explosives expert, a seductive pregnant 16 year old, a mischievous young teen, a b*tchy lawyer, a perky sorority sister, a freaked out laundry mat owner, Wednesday Addams etc. And now here she is taking on another challenging role as a quiet English accent- opera singer. This movie is really good, and the ONLY other romantic movie I enjoyed was Titanic. (***1/2 out of ****)