Review of Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) by Kai82 — 12 Jun 2023

While the criticism of the movie is a bit exaggerated it is not completely wrong. I think there was even a more competent story that had to be sacrificed to fit the “modern audience” agenda. Actually I enjoyed parts of the movie and there are a few good ideas.

I don't mind that the lost boys have female members, Tinkerbell is black or that Wendy has more action scenes. However not everything works well, there are cringe moments and some parts should be a bit toned down.

Also the idea of Captain Hooks backstory is not that original. There is a book that toys with even darker ideas that they use partly here (I am vague to avoid spoilers). If I had to describe the movie it is a darker more matured version of the story which could be the problem.

We wanted more a colorful Disney movie that resembles the original movie. For itself it is not that bad. The actors deliver a solid to good performance. Especially Captain Hook played by Jude Law is memorable.

I also praise the songs in this which I normally hate in many Disney movies. Probably because these are sparingly used. While I am at it it could be a bit more colorful. Overall I am not sure what to make out of it.

I give a 5/10 and say the movie Hook did it better and the adaptation for modern audience did not make it better.