Couldn't watch after half an hour. Terrible videography! The camera was constantly shaking. Gave me a headache and made me throw up.

If you want another regurgitation of the Peter Pan story you will be sorely disappointed. However, if you dare to embrace something new, original, and decidedly NOT Disney you are in for a serious treat. The score and visuals are breathtaking a la Terrence Malick, and just like director Behn Zeitlin’s last feature (8 years ago) "Beasts of the Southern Wild" , it really taps into the mindset of a child in a grounded and realistic way. Give this movie your money and show Hollywood that you want more fresh takes that have some guts instead of more safe intellectual property movies (I'm looking at you, Marvel/Disney).

It’s so sincere that it’s hard to pick on Wendy for some wheel-spinning, or even the sullen whimsy of it all. It’s headed somewhere good and worthwhile: This ending could warm the hearts of even the most grown up grown-ups in the audience.

There were many aspects from a filmmaking and storytelling process that I found admirable, but I just can’t see myself recommending it. I know all too well that my criticisms have everything to do with the very core of J.M. Barrie’s original story and Pan mythology itself.

Alan Ng

Film Threat