Yep, that was Peter Pan. (End of review)

Don’t get me wrong, this was definitely one of the better Disney live-action remakes I’ve seen, but I—think I liked it? It’s definitely not a must-see, but not bad. It's very self-serious, kind of reminds me of the Narnia movies from the mid-2000s. I think what bugged me is that visually the photo realism made for a drab and melancholy look to the whole thing, it's not quite as "fun" looking or feeling as I'd think a Peter Pan story should be. The desaturated art direction kind of reminded me of something like Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess when I would’ve rather seen Ocarina of Time.

It felt almost like Disney was trying to make this go of Peter Pan "not just a kids' movie" and so they cut down on the whimsy, but my biggest problem is this movie didn’t do too much to replace that whimsy with—which is basically what I think has happened with pretty much all of their live action remakes. The dramatic arc for Wendy at the heart of the story was pretty good across the boards and I had enough fun taking in this adventure. Most importantly, the pacing was good and the movie didn’t feel bloated for the sake of runtime. Every scene served something to the narrative.

Jude Law’s portrayal of Hook was great even if his character arc was middling and I though the girl they had playing Wendy was fantastic. I think the boy they had playing Peter could’ve been great if they let him have a bit more fun—he was played very matter-of-fact and I won’t fault the child actor, but I’m not sure if it was a shortcoming of the screenplay or direction.

All told, glad I watched it. It was one of the more competently made adaptations of Peter Pan I’ve seen but I’m not sure how much kids would enjoy it.