Peter Pan & Wendy is a family fantasy movie a live-action adaptation of the 1953 animated film itself an adaptation of the 1911 novel. Nothing like that sweet public domain IP!
There's talent in the cast and some much needed appropriate casting as far as diversity but unfortunately none of the performances, aside from Jim Gaffigan's Mr. Smee, are able to push beyond the generic. Everyone and the movie as a whole are so overshadowed by all the adaptations that went before it, of which there are many(1991's Hook, 2003's Peter Pan, 2015's Pan, 2020's Wendy). The result is a kind of homogenized amalgamation of the source material, a copy of a copy of a copy.
Too faithful to the animated feature to feel at all different or fresh, its very much a rehash, stale. The CGI is over used, the story moves too fast, the characters are underdeveloped. There is little to no excitement in the action or investment in the plot.
Snoozefest.
Currently streaming on Disney+.
Don't See It.
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