Mingling reality and fantasy, Forster has given us a luminous, touching meditation on life and art.
80
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
A rewarding piece of filmmaking that has all the makings of a classic weepie.
80
VarietyTodd McCarthy
VarietyTodd McCarthy
An impeccably made and genuinely moving account of how Scottish author J.M. Barrie came to write "Peter Pan."
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Depp portrays a fellow who is openly gentle to the core, and the actor just about wraps the movie around his lilting delivery and quiescent gaze.
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Compelling and life-affirming.
70
Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
The plays and amusements the boys put on--by far the most successfully magical scenes in the movie--inspire Barrie to create his great work, "Peter Pan."
50
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Depp and Highmore's final scene together strikes a muted blow of desolation -- bottomless but just bearable -- that Forster rather bravely lets stand as the last word on all the fanciful solace that Barrieland had to offer.
40
TimeRichard Corliss
TimeRichard Corliss
Finding Neverland takes a big, brave leap and lands splat on the sidewalk.
40
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Forster's movie doesn't want to grow up, but it doesn't seem to understand childhood, either. For a film about the life-affirming power of imagination, Finding Neverland displays precious little of its own.