Finding Neverland

Marc Forster directs this adaptation of Allan Knee's play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan", which tells the story of James M. Barrie and what inspired him to write "Peter Pan", perhaps the most wonderful story of all time, and the result, as Peter himself says at the end of the movie, is magical.

Johnny Depp plays Barrie, who meets Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslett), a widow and mother of four young boys, George, Jack, Michael, and Peter, and by playing and having fun with them, is how he gets his inspiration to write the story about the children that didn't want to grow up, and that with the power of imagination and believe, they make it possible.

Depp is wonderful as the writer, with a great sense of imagination, making you believe in the children's games and plays, and showing a great love for them. A great performance that will surely get him another very deserved Oscar nomination.

Winslett plays Sylvia, the mother of the children that put their imagination to run free, and together with James they go through great adventures. She plays her part perfectly and her final scenes, in which James shows her Neverland, are between the most wonderful and touching scenes ever portrayed.

Julie Christie is the protecting mother of Sylvia, Mrs. du Maurier, who doesn't like Barrie very much, as he gets closer to the family, and because he's a married man, she doesn't like him being around much as that interferes with Sylvia's finding of somebody to take care of her and the children.

Dustin Hoffman is Charles Frohman, in a small part that though very well played, is not as important as the rest of the cast's.

The kids are a great part of the movie, specially Peter of course, played by Freddie Highmore with big blue eyes and an innocence that makes you believe he's the boy that doesn't want to grow up.

Thanks to beautiful storytelling and magical scenes by Forster, and great performances by Depp, Winslett and the kids, I finally saw Barrie's Neverland, and it's a wonderful place where I'd like to be.