Directed by David Lowery
Produced by Jim Whitaker
Written by David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks
Based on Walt Disney‘s Peter Pan, Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
Starring: Jude Law, Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Yara Shahidi, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Joshua Pickering, Jacobi Jupe, Molly Parker, Alan Tudyk & Jim Gaffigan.
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
Edited by Lisa Zeno Churgin
Music by Daniel Hart
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Whitaker Entertainment
Distributed by: Disney+
The plot: Wendy Darling, a young girl looking to avoid boarding school, meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Wendy, her brothers, and Tinker Bell travel with Peter to the magical world of Neverland, where she encounters an evil pirate captain.
This new peter pan movie was both good and bad at the same time.
Pros: I did like that they skipped through the beginning to straight to Neverland. Wendy and Tiger Lily had more time to get developed in this interpretation. It did try to deliver some new ideas to this version and race bending didn’t bother me. I don’t believe there was too much negativity towards this film.
What a shame this one was not in cinemas.
Cons: It didn’t explain why their girls joined the lost boys. Alexander Molony was miscast as Peter Pan in my opinion. Most of the acting were half-bad. Jim Gaffigan was bad as Mr. Smee. John and Michael Darling respectively were nothing new added to the story. and the look of this film does look grimy. The final confrontation didn’t have a fitting conclusion between Peter and Hook.
The Casts:
- Alexander Molony as Peter Pan
- Ever Anderson as Wendy Darling
- Jude Law as James/Captain Hook
- Alyssa Wapanatâhk as Tiger Lily
- Jim Gaffigan as Mr. Smee
- Joshua Pickering as John Darling
- Jacobi Jupe as Michael Darling
- Molly Parker as Mrs. Darling
- Alan Tudyk as Mr. Darling
- Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell
- Florence Bensberg as Curly
- Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez as Nibs
- Noah Matthews Matofsky as Slightly
- Caelan Edie as Tootles
- Skyler and Kelsey Yates as Twin 1 and Twin 2
- Diana Tsoy as Birdie
- Felix De Sousa as Bellweather
- John DeSantis as Bill Jukes
- Garfield Wilson as Gurley
- Ian Tracey as Sallyport
- Mark Acheson as Old Clemson
- Jesse James Pierce as Skylight
- Cassie Van Wolde as adult Wendy
- Deborah Ramsey as older Wendy
I would recommend giving this new Peter Pan Movie a Chance which is only available on Disney+.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe