Peter Pan: Review By Josh

Peter Pan is a bag of mixed nuts. While the film looks and sounds good, underneath it all, there's not much to hold on to. As with any work of classic literature that's been put to screen several times, it's not whether or not you can tell the story, it's how you do it. P.J. Hogan's Pan is a dazzling feast for the eyes, but leaves a bittersweet aftertaste. The film can be tepid at times, as we get the feeling of "been there, seen that done a whole lot better by Disney." Some scenes are downright cheesy, and the acting at times feels like a sideshow rather than a main attraction.

The film seems well cast. Peter Pan himself is played by Jeremy Sumpter, who looks the part, but comes across as too arrogant and uninteresting for his own good. I wanted to slap him and tell him to grow up, but I guess that's the point, right? Rachel Hurd-Wood makes her film debut lavishly as Wendy Darling and feels exactly right, on the verge of an emotional rollercoaster known as adolescence. She has a strong future in film. That much I promise you. Jason Isaacs is superb, capturing the tortured alienation of Captain Hook. (You will die