Johnny Depp is pitch perfect as Barrie, walking a fine line between eccentricity and believability, kind of like the film itself. It's a performance that could easily become creepy, but Depp never misses a step as the playwright and author who drifts effortlessly into the mind of his inner child upon meeting a widow and her four sons (young Freddy Highmore excels as Peter).What could have been a fairly pedestrian tale is given a truly beautiful magic realism that enchants and enthralls us. The photography and music is deftly employed to ease us into a dreamlike state conducive to the fantasy elements of the story, and the rest is pure magic. Touching, memorable, and fit for all audiences, Finding Neverland makes a believer out of all who watch it. Don’t forget your hankies!
