Disney was a part of this one early on, but pulled out because they didn't want to pay double royalties.
I was a bit disappointed with this movie. Anyone who's been noticing my avatars this past month knows how much I've been looking forward to it, but I think the director dropped the ball a bit. The good parts of this movie were really really good, but the bad parts were really bad.
The bad parts:
* The nursery scene just had me cringing. I know he could have gotten a better performance out of those actors in that scene--they have talent.
* The little gags they threw in for cheap laughs. They really lowered the tone of the movie. This made the biggest difference in my opinion of the movie as a whole.
* Tink. She was overly clownish. When she wasn't making stupid faces or doing pratfalls, she was very good.
* Some of the very best moments from the trailer were missing from the final cut of the movie.
* Spelling out the subtext. Thank goodness they didn't involve charts and diagrams.
* The long, drawn-out, poorly-imagined effects at the climax.
The good parts:
* Hook. Whenever he was onscreen, the silliness of the rest of the movie vanished. He was both sinister and enchanting, both brave and fearful, just as he should be. Isaac's performance was as perfect as the trailer promised.
* Smee. Not enough screentime, but well-performed.
* Neverland. Perfect! The sky was too blue, the clouds were too pink---everything was just as it should have been.
I expect to enjoy it much more when I see it again on Monday since I know now where its weaknesses are.
