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Article: Next Stop, 'Neverland'; Johnny Depp gets in touch with his inner child playing the man who dreamed up Peter Pan and taught him to fly.(Movie Review)
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- Newsweek
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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Byline: Sean Smith
At the moment when Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet needed to believe most, they just couldn't. During a crucial scene in "Finding Neverland," the entire wall of a living room literally lifts away to reveal a breath-taking fairyland. "We were all, like, 'What the f--- is that?'" Winslet says, laughing. "I confess, Johnny and I were, like, 'That is never going to work.' I mean, how wrong can you be?"
Directed by Marc Forster, who led Halle Berry to an Oscar two years ago in "Monster's Ball," "Neverland" is about the events that inspired J. M. Barrie (Depp) to write "Peter Pan." With his childless marriage, as well as his career, ...